Preliminary law exam NCTJ Questions And Answers

Preliminary law exam NCTJ Questions And Answers Standard of proof in a criminal case - ANS Beyond all reasonable doubt Standard of proof in a civil case - ANS On the balance of probabilities Crown Prosecution Services: - ANS Most prosecutions are their responsibility. They are independent of the police. What can police reveal about a person arrested for a crime? - ANS Usually not their name. But they can release their age and gender, the name of town or city where they live, nature, date and general location of the alleged offense, the date of the arrest, whether they are in custody or released on bail and details of that. (some of this cannot be published, such as age or city if this identifies this person) If a person is identified and the identification was not officially supplied, they can sue the media organization for defamation and/or privacy law. How does privacy law play into identifying potential suspects of a crime? - ANS The ZXC case established that anyone who comes under suspicion of a crime as a 'reasonable expectation of privacy' owed them by Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights. Clause 9 of the Editors Code of Practice - ANS You cannot publish the identity of an individual under the age of 18 who appears at a youth court, nor the identity of witnesses or victims under the age of 18 Indictable-only offense - ANS Most serious crimes, punished by the longest prison terms. They are processed in magistrates court and heard at a Crown Court.