Report on Criminal Courts, Offenses, and Appeals Process

This report delves into the workings of criminal courts, differentiating between civil and criminal offenses, and explores the application of legal principles. It examines the structure and functions of both Magistrate and Crown courts, highlighting their roles in the criminal justice system. The report further investigates the appeals process, including the Court of Appeal, and its significance in ensuring justice. The content covers the types of offenses, the criminal justice framework, and the structure of the courts, culminating in a discussion on the appeal process. This report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the criminal court system and its procedures, supported by references to relevant academic sources.

CRIMINAL COURTS

Table of Contents
 INTRODUCTION
 LO 1
• P1 Types and principles of law that apply to particular offences
• P2 Criminal offences would be dealt with the criminal justice.
 LO 2
• P3 Magistrate and crown courts are structured
• P4 Appeal process is being exercised
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
Present report is based upon the matter relating to criminal court. There are two types of
crime, civil crime and criminal crime. Thus, as per the civil crime, the punishment is less as
it involves the matters relating to fraud, infringement of any property or theft and similarly
the punishment is imposed according to the cases.

LO 1
P1 Types and principles of law that apply to particular offences
 Civil offenses
 Criminal offences

P2 Criminal offences would be dealt with the criminal justice.
 Criminal justice is mainly related to providing justice to parties who face injustice or
whose right are affected through any of the illegal activity.
 As the offences relating to mens rea or actus reus are illegal in terms of law and thus
punishable under the courts of justice

LO 2
P3 Magistrate and crown courts are structured
Magistrate court:
 Hold trails for examining the summary of the offences
 imposed for not more than 12 month imprisonment
Crown courts
 some serious cases which is referred by the magistrate
 impose punishment for minimum period of 5 years

P4 Appeal process is being exercised
 Court of appeal was created in 1875
 Thus, the appeal is exercised regarding not satisfies with the decision which is given by
the superior courts
 One of the highest court but after supreme court

CONCLUSION
From the above study, the report concludes the matters relating to examining the
usefulness of the criminal courts and this procedure is undertaken regarding
providing justice to parties.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
 Henham, R. J., 2017. Sentence discounts and the criminal process. Routledge.
 Houge, A. B., 2016. Re-presentations of defendant perpetrators in sexual war
violence cases before international and military criminal courts. British
Journal of Criminology. 56(3). pp.419-437.