Criminology WJEC VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%

Criminology WJEC VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% Parliament Consists of the elected House of Commons, the unelecteterm-46d House of Lords and the Monarch. What stages does a Bill go through on its way to becoming law? Bill may start either in the Commons or the Lords. First reading Second reading (debate and vote) Committee Stage Report Stage (Committee reports to the House) Third reading (debate and vote) All of the above repeated in the other House. Royal Assent The Bill then becomes an Act of Parliament. Judicial Precedent Law made by judges. When deciding cases, judges must follow judgements in previous similar cases. Lower courts must follow higher courts. How was precedent from Donoghue v Stavenson (1932) followed in Daniels v White (1938)? Donoghue v Stevenson: Mrs Donoghue suffered nervous shock upon discovering a decomposed snail in her bottle of lemonade. The court decided that the manufacturer of the lemonade owed a "duty of care" to Mrs Donoghue. Daniels v White: A claimant suffered burning in the throat having drunk a bottle of lemonade which contained a corrosive substance. The ruling in Donoghue v Stevenson was applied, despite the slightly different facts. Statutory Interpretation Judges create law when they interpret the wording of statutes. Whitely v Chappell (1868) (an example of statutory interpretation) The defendant was charged with the offence of "impersonating any person entitled to vote". The defendant had pretended to be a person not on the electoral register because the person had died. The court held that the defendant was not guilty because dead people are not entitled to vote. What is the relationship between the following agencies of the criminal justice system? - Police - Ministry of Justice - HM Courts and Tribunals Service - Crown Prosecution Service - National Probation S