Meg0109

My full answer responses to AC1.1, 1.3, and 1.4 in Unit 3 of WJEC Criminology course. For the course overall, I received a high B, so hopefully these answers can help someone to format their own :)

This is my full answer, except, of course, the paragraph about the brief, for AC3.2. It goes into detail about just verdicts, safe verdicts, miscarriage of justice, and just sentencing (including the unduly lenient sentencing scheme). In the course as a whole, I received a B, so hopefully this can help someone :)

This is everything I did for AC3.1, except, of course, linking some points to the brief given in the actual exam. I have, however, made notes of where a reference to the brief might go- but it’s all dependant on what you are given on the day. Overall, I received a high B in Criminology, so hopefully this can help someone out :)

This is my full answer in response to AC2.5 (Discuss the use of lay people in trials). It looks at magistrates as well as jury’s, and the strengths and weaknesses of both. My Criminology grade was a B overall, so hopefully this answer can be helpful to someone :)

My full response to AC2.4, which covers how media, experts, barristers/legal teams, and witnesses can affect the outcome of cases. I do this in a large part by looking at case studies such as Damilola Taylor and Sally Clark. Overall, I received a B in this course, so hopefully this will be of use to someone :)

My full answer for AC2.3, covering relevance and admissibility, as well as disclosure of evidence and hearsay rule (and the exceptions to it). I also looked closely at at the case of Steven Saunders as the first example of a ‘victimless prosecution’. Overall, I got a high B in Criminology, so hopefully this can help someone out :)

This is my full answer in response to AC2.2- Describe the trial process. It covers the pre-trial process, magistrates court, crown court, as well as appeals and the case of Sally Clark. Overall in the course, I got a high B, so hopefully this can be of use to someone :)

This is my full answer to AC2.1 from Unit 3 of the WJEC Criminology course. Overall in the course I got a B, so hopefully this should be able to help you out :) It looks at the Full Code Test that the CPS have to use to decide whether a case should be prosecuted- it is comprised of the Evidential Test and the Public Interest Test (and, on occasion, the Threshold Test).

An in depth answer for AC1.4 in which I looked closely at the rights of suspects, victims, and witnesses during a case, from the point of arrest/report all the way to court hearings and sentencing/appeals. Overall I received a B in Criminology, so hopefully this can help some people out :)

A detailed response to AC1.3- How evidence is processed. Overall in the course I got a high B so hopefully this answer can be helpful to you :)