Chapter 11 – Quiz - Slapper and Kelly's The English Legal System

C11 – Q1

In deciding whether or not to prosecute, the decision is up to the Crown Prosecution Service and the police need not be consulted

TRUE

FALSE

None

C11 – Q2

What is the maximum sentence that can be imposed by a Magistrate for a summary offence?

3 months

6 months

12 months if more than one offence is found to have been committed

18 months depending on the number of offences committed

C11 – Q3

What are the benefits of plea bargaining?

A shorter sentence for the defendant

Financial savings made by shorter trials

Saves time for the police

It is in the interests of justice

Saves money for taxpayers

C11 – Q4

Which of the following have been employed to allow for special arrangements for disabled and vulnerable witnesses to give evidence?

Using someone else as a speaker on the victims behalf

The use of screens

The giving of evidence by live television link

The use of pre-recorded video evidence

The abandoning of formal court dress

C11 – Q5

Which of the following is frequently cited as justifications for punishment/sentencing?

Reductivism

Retribution

Deterrent

Reform and rehabilitation

C11 – Q6

There are a number of criticisms of the current regulatory framework. Match the perspective to its meaning

“It is a cause for concern that, in the 1990s, of those dealt with summarily after being remanded in custody, about 50 per cent received non-custodial sentences and a further 25 per cent were acquitted ”

There are arguments that point to the numbers of people who commit offences while on bail

Opposition to the current arrangements from the police/public perspective

Opposition to the current arrangements from the civil liberties perspective

C11 – Q7

Match the following section of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to the area which its regulates

Bail Elsewhere than at a Police Station

Grant and Conditions of Bail

Offences Committed on Bail

Absconding by Persons Released on Bail

Section 14

Section 15

Section 4

Section 13

C11 – Q8

Which of the following Acts introduced statutory time limits to limit the length of time for which a person may be held in custody awaiting trial?

Prosecution and Time Limits Act 1972

Custody Regulations Act 1990

Prosecution of Offences Act 1985

Statutory Time Limits Act 1988

Criminal Justice Act 2003

None

C11 – Q9

The need for sentences to ensure that the punishments match the harm done and show society\’s disapproval of harm is commonly known as what?

Stare decisis

Just deserts

Simply fairness

Equal justice

None

10.

C11 – Q10

Private prosecutions can never be brought in the criminal law, it is only the Crown Prosecution Service which brings proceedings

TRUE

FALSE

None

11.

C11 – Q11

If a defendant pleads guilty for a summary offence and the maximum penalty for their offence does not exceed three months, they do not need to attend court

TRUE

FALSE

None

12.

C11 – Q12

Judges are encouraged to play an active role in being involved in the plea bargaining proceedings

TRUE

FALSE

None

13.

C11 – Q13

The right to bail has been reduced in recent years

TRUE

FALSE

None

14.

C11 – Q14

6% of those bailed to appear at court fail to do so and nearly 15% of defendants reoffend whilst on bail

TRUE

FALSE

None

15.

C11 – Q15

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 created a presumption against bail for a drug and refuses treatment, unless there are exceptional circumstances

TRUE

FALSE

None

16.

C11 – Q16

What was the name of the prosecution service which was set up under The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and is now the national prosecution service for England and Wales?

The Crown Prosecution Service

The National Prosecution Service

The Criminal Cases Review Commission

The Royal Commission of Criminal Procedure

The Prosecution of Offenders Service

None

17.

C11 – Q17

Who heads the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)?

The Public Prosecutions Chief

The Director of Public Prosecutions

The Chief of Prosecutions

The Head of Public Prosecutions

The Criminal Prosecutions Director

None

18.

C11 – Q18

When the CPS receives a file, it reviews whether a prosecution should be brought on the basis of the criteria set out in which code?

Criminal Prosecutions Code

The Director of Public Prosecutions Code

Public Criminal Prosecutions Code

Code for Crown Prosecutors

The Criminal Code of the State

None

19.

C11 – Q19

What is the name given to the circumstance when a defendant is choosing to plead not guilty and the prosecution may offer to reduce the charge to a similar offence with a smaller maximum sentence, in return for the defendant pleading guilty?

Negotiations

Mode of trial

Case management

Disclosure

Plea bargaining

None

20.

C11 – Q20

During the trial process, witness/es can be questioned by the defence, this is known as what?

Plea bargaining

Disclosure

Cross-examination

Examination-in-chief

Counter-questioning

None

21.

C11 – Q21

Which piece of legislation made it easier for disabled and vulnerable witnessess to give evidence?

The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

The Criminal Justice Act 2003

The Equality Act 2006

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998

The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985

None

22.

C11 – Q22

The Criminal Justice Act has given the police the power to grant bail at the place of arrest. What is this more commonly known as?

Immediate bail

Police bail

Rapid bail

Street bail

Fast-track bail

None

Time’s up