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How are juries selected in the UK?
From the
electoral register
, ages
18-75
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What is jury vetting?
Checking the background of
potential
jurors
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How many people sit on a criminal jury?
12
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Who is not eligible to sit on a jury?
Those with a
mental disorder
or
disqualification
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What is a majority verdict?
11-1
or
10-2
decision
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What is the jury's role in a criminal trial?
Decide the
verdict
of the
defendant
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What are the categories of sentences in the UK?
Custodial Sentences
Community Sentences
Fines
Discharges
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What are custodial sentences used for?
Most
serious
crimes/offenders
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What is a mandatory sentence?
No
flexibility
in sentencing
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What is the minimum term served for murder?
Ranges from
12 years
to
whole life
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What are whole life orders?
For
serious
/persistent offenders,
extremely
rare
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What is Harpers Law?
Mandatory
life sentences for killing
emergency workers
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What is a discretionary sentence?
Judge has
discretion
on
time
served
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What is an indeterminate sentence?
Minimum time set before
parole eligibility
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What is a suspended sentence?
Custodial sentence
does not take effect immediately
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What is the maximum duration for a suspended sentence?
Up to
2 years
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What does the Sentencing Council publish?
Figures
about
custodial
sentences
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How many defendants received custodial sentences in June 2023-2024?
75,342
defendants
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What are community sentences designed to do?
Combine punishment with community activities
Address reasons for
offending
Help break the cycle of reoffending
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What is the unpaid work requirement in community sentences?
Up to
300 hours
of unpaid work
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What is the activity requirement in community sentences?
Developing skills
or
making amends
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What is the programme requirement in community sentences?
Help challenge
offending
behaviour
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What is the curfew requirement in community sentences?
2–12 hours
in a
24-hour
period
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What is the maximum duration for a curfew requirement?
6 months
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What is the maximum percentage of offenders receiving fines in Magistrates' court?
79%
of all offenders
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What factors determine the amount of a fine?
Seriousness of the
offence
and
offender's
means
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What is the maximum fine the Magistrates can impose?
Unlimited for offences after
March 2015
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What is the maximum fine the Crown Court can impose?
Unlimited
fines
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What are discharges in sentencing?
Can be
conditional
or
absolute
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What is a conditional discharge?
Discharged if no further offence within
3 years
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What was the outcome of R v Whitehead [1979]?
Conditional discharge
for shoplifting due to circumstances
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What are the aims of sentencing adult offenders?
Retribution
Deterrence
Rehabilitation
Public protection
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What are the types of sentences available for adults?
Custodial sentences
Community sentences
Fines
Discharges
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What is the maximum sentence for theft?
Depends on the
value
of the stolen item
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How much is the sentence reduced by for pleading guilty early?
Up to
one-third
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What are the four types of custodial sentence?
Mandatory
,
discretionary
, indeterminate, suspended
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Who was given a whole life order?
Bellfield
and
Dennehy
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How long do you have to declare your convictions?
Depends on the
type
of conviction
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What are aggravating and mitigating factors in sentencing?
Aggravating factors: increase
severity
of sentence
Mitigating factors: decrease severity of sentence
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What is the significance of the Sentencing Council's website?
Provides
guidelines
for sentencing
Offers
statistics
on offences and sentences
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