WORKSHOP 1
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
PART 1: ARREST & SENTENCING
Session duration
1 hour
Suitable for
Schools, colleges, councils & local communities.
Session aims
Participants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following areas:
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Stop and Search
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Your rights when arrested
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What happens in court
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Difference between solicitors and barristers
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Sentencing guidelines
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Legal aid
Guest speaker: female ex-prisoner
OVERVIEW
Workshop 1 provides an introduction into the initial stages of entering the criminal justice system. This includes stops and searches, police stations, court procedures, and the information gathering and preparation required before a court appearance.
This is particularly important because evidence has shown that a lack of understanding of the criminal justice system has led to poor decision-making at the beginning and resulted in harsher-than-usual punishment.
Participants will understand how entering this system could be just the beginning of a never-ending cycle.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following areas:
Stop & search
Section 60, section 23, intelligence stop and search.
Police custody
After getting arrested - rights while in custody.
Court system
Difference between magistrates' courts and crown courts.
Sentencing
How previous offences and other factors could determines sentence length.
Legal aid
The limitations of the legal aid system.
