Starter quiz
- Match the word to its correct definition.
- law⇔rules made by Parliament to guide how society should behave ✓
- lawmaker⇔a person who helps create and decide on new laws, such as an MP ✓
- Parliament⇔makes laws, consists of the House of Commons, House of Lords, monarch ✓
- Which of the following is a way citizens can influence lawmakers?
- ignoring new laws
- petitions, surveys and lobbying ✓
- voting for members of the monarchy
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- What must happen for a bill to become an Act of Parliament?
- it must receive at least 50% support from MPs ✓
- it must be approved by a committee of lawyers
- it must be voted on by citizens
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- Which of the following is an example of a citizen helping to change the law?
- PC Wardell, through the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act 2018 ✓
- a judge deciding a case in court
- an MP voting on a new law
- the monarch signing a bill into law
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- Complete this sentence: The final stage a bill must go through before becoming an Act of Parliament is ...
- 'Royal Assent' ✓
- What is a bill in the UK lawmaking process?
- a law that has already been passed
- a proposed law that MPs and Peers must debate and vote on ✓
- a law only discussed in the House of Lords
- a document that citizens use to vote on laws
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Exit quiz
- Match the words with the correct definitions.
- crown court⇔handles the most serious cases, including those involving young people ✓
- appropriate adult⇔a person who is with a young person during police questioning ✓
- youth court⇔where cases involving young offenders are heard ✓
- Who is this describing? Ordinary people who hear less serious cases in local courts; they work in criminal, family and youth courts to ensure justice is served.
- 'magistrate' ✓
- Which statement is accurate? Young people are treated differently in the justice system because ...
- they cannot be punished for crimes.
- the system focuses on helping them change their behaviour. ✓
- they are not allowed to have a trial.
- they have no rights in the court system.
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- Which of the following is not a factor that youth courts consider when deciding on a sentence?
- the young person’s age and maturity
- the seriousness of the crime
- the young person’s previous criminal record
- whether the young person can pay a fine ✓
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- If a young person has been accused of murder who would hear the case?
- crown court ✓
- youth court
- the police
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- Which right does a young person have when arrested that is different from an adult?
- the right to remain silent during questioning
- the right to have a parent or carer informed of their arrest ✓
- the right to choose their own lawyer
- the right to be tried in a family court
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Key learning points
- Young people have additional rights when arrested, like having an appropriate adult present during questioning.
- Youth courts handle cases for 10-17-year-olds; focusing on protection & rehabilitation. They have different procedures.
- When sentencing, youth courts focus on preventing reoffending and prioritising the young person’s wellbeing.
Common misconception
If a young person is accused of a crime, they are treated the same as an adult in court.
Young people have some special protections in the legal system, e.g., in youth courts, the focus is on rehabilitation and making sure young people are given the support they need to avoid reoffending. They also have extra rights when arrested.
Keywords
Rights - something we are entitled to by law
Court - a formal legal institution where disputes are heard and resolved, and where justice is administered according to the law
Magistrate - ordinary people who hear less serious cases, or preliminary hearings from more serious cases in local courts; they work in criminal, family and youth courts to ensure justice is served
Sentence - the punishment that a judge or magistrate decides someone should be given after they have been convicted of a crime