Crime Assessment Task 1 (1 Viewer)

[Bastard_Child]

Hey, just wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how to approach this assessment task. Any suggestions for content or where I should go for good info would be appreciated.
The Q is:
'evaluate how effectivley the law and or the legal system answers the needs of society and the individual , and assess what reform might be appropriate in regards to defences'.
Thanks,
BC

 

[joshukun]

ask mrs k dude!!

 

[goan_crazy]

This comes under the syllabus section:
Legal Issues and Remedies
penalties

• types of penalty: fine, bond, probation order, community service order, home detention, periodic detention, imprisonment
• penalties no longer available: capital punishment, corporal punishment
• penalties that infringe human rights laws: cruel and unusual punishment (see
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

It also incorporates law reform:

• The agencies of reform and the conditions which give rise to the need for reform
• law reform commissions, parliament, courts, changing social values and
  composition of society, new concepts of justice, failure of existing law,
  international law and new technology.

answer your question in relation to those sections

Good luck