Criminal trial process
A supplementary resource, where students learn about court jurisdiction and learn to describe the role of courts in the criminal justice process.
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from (2009) © NSW ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2025.
Students learn about:
- court jurisdiction
- the adversary system
- legal personnel: magistrate, judge, police prosecutor, Director of Public Prosecution, Public Defenders
- pleas, charge negotiation
- legal representation, including legal aid
- burden and standard of proof
- use of evidence, including witnesses
- defences to criminal charges
- complete defences
- partial defences to murder
- the role of juries, including verdicts.