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Sanctions
Legal SAC 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Criminal law | Aims to protect the community by defining what a crime is and determining appropriate penalties for people who commit crimes. |
| Where are Criminal cases heard and their role | Must be heard by the courts. The courts decide a person’s guilt and hand down a sanction. |
| Define Sanction | Is a penalty (e.g. a fine or prison sentence) imposed by a court on a person guilty of a criminal offence |
| What are the principles of justice | Fairness, equality and access |
| Define Fairness | All people can participate in the justice system, and its processes should be impartial and open. |
| Define Equality | All people engaging with the justice system and its processes should be treated in the same way; if the same treatment creates disparity or disadvantage, adequate measures should be implemented to allow all to engage with the justice system without dispar |