17. You will need to sign in and complete it during that assigned hour.
18. You can use the resources of the libraries at both schools, or the internetSubject to satisfactory completion of the tasks and attendance during the first term, you will be allowed to complete this off campus from then on. These tasks are essential to your success at AS.
20. What do we start with? Week A Week B Police Powers When can they stop and search, arrest and detain Judicial Precedent How judges make law, and avoid daft decisions!
21. How good is your legal judgment? It is a really hot day, and James, the 23 year old accountant, decides to cool off by jumping into his local lake. There are signs warning people not to swim, as it can be shallow. He jumps in and hits his head and passes out. The local PSCO walks by and sees him floating. He refuses to jump in and James dies James is abusive to his wife Louise, constantly hitting her and telling her that she is useless. One day, after he has passed out drunk on the sofa, Louise walks into the kitchen, picks up a knife and stabs him through the heart once. She then phones the police and waits on the stairs for them. When they arrive she tells them, “He’s dead in the front room. I killed him.” Dave lives in a small village and has a history of theft. Mrs Smith reports her prize goose missing. PC Bob goes to Dave’s house and finds feathers on the kitchen table, and the carcass of a goose on the table. Dave is munching away. Louise and Kevin have a very tempestuous marriage. One day Louise accuses Kevin of having an affair. In a rage he cuts off her ponytail. Jane is running late, and whilst driving puts on her mascara and lipstick. As a result she doesn’t notice that Jim is crossing the road and hits him, breaking his leg.
22. Next challenge:Which is not a law? If a man comes to your front door with coal, you must allow him to have a jug of milk Melton Mowbray Pies can only be made in Melton Mowbray It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolate on a bus It is illegal to leave a sofa on the street It is illegal to sell a drunk person alcohol You can assault someone without touching them You cannot buy ugly strawberries and tomatoes in the supermarket It is illegal to fire a canon within 300 yards of a house. You cannot enter Parliament in a suit of armour
23. Law, Morality and Justice...Are they all the same thing? Can you think of something which morally might be thought of as ‘bad’, but is not illegal? Can you think of an offence which addresses all three? When we are sentencing a criminal offender, what do you think the judge is focused on? Can you think of something which might be both legally and morally wrong, but you cannot achieve justice?
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25. What recommendations would you make to the criminal process (from the police through the courts) to ensure that this doesn’t happen again?
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27. Known as the long title, this explains the purpose of the Act. Finally...The Christmas Act 2010 This is an act to encourage the celebration of Christmas as a national holiday and time of charity This Act provides that: Christmas shall always fall on the same date every year Each adult will be entitled to free food on Christmas Every household shall buy a tree Every household shall display a wreath at the entrance to their house All deer shall be given a red nose for the occasion. What problems can you spot with the wording of this Act?
28. Homework Before the Summer you were asked to complete a short piece of work...
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