AC 1.3 describe models of Crimiinal Justice System

What is the suspect's right regarding being informed about the reasons for their arrest according to the rules favoring due process?

• The suspect has no right to know why they are being arrested.

• The suspect's right to know why they are being arrested is discretionary.

• The suspect's right to know why they are being arrested is only applicable in non-serious cases.

• The suspect's right to know why they are being arrested.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is the suspect's right to know why they are being arrested, as per the rules favoring due process.

Which of the following is a rule that favors due process in the context of legal representation?

• The right to legal representation when questioned by police and in court.

• Legal representation is not required for questioning by police.

• Legal representation is only provided during the trial.

• Legal representation is restricted to serious offences.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is the right to legal representation when questioned by police and in court, as it ensures due process in legal proceedings.

According to the rules governing the admissibility of evidence in court, which type of evidence is not admitted?

• Direct evidence

• Hearsay, entrapment, and forced confessions

• Evidence obtained with a warrant

• Public-interest immunity certificates

Answer explanation

Hearsay, entrapment, and forced confessions are not admissible as evidence in court due to their unreliable nature.

Under the rules favoring crime control, when can extended police detention be allowed for questioning?

• For any indictable offences.

• Only when the suspect requests it.

• For suspicion of indictable offences (36 + 96 hours) and terrorism offences (14 days).

• It is never allowed.

Answer explanation

Extended police detention can be allowed for questioning in cases of suspicion of indictable offences (36 + 96 hours) and terrorism offences (14 days), under the rules favoring crime control.

What change to the double jeopardy rule is mentioned under the rules favoring crime control?

• A second prosecution is never allowed once acquitted.

• A second prosecution if 'new and compelling' evidence emerges (for serious offences only).

• Double jeopardy is completely abolished.

• A second prosecution is allowed on a point of law, not of evidence.

Answer explanation

The correct choice mentions that a second prosecution is allowed if 'new and compelling' evidence emerges for serious offenses, aligning with the rules favoring crime control.