A-Level Law: Criminal Justice System Lesson: Eduqas

Lesson Topic: Criminal Justice System
Specification: Eduqas
Unit: English Legal Systems
Place in Unit: Lesson #1

This is a lesson on the criminal justice system from the English Legal Systems unit of the Eduqas A-Level law exam.

This is designed to be the first lesson after students have studied an introductory lesson.

Students are expected to have done summer work on key words from ELS. They will need to have some basic understanding of definitions (see Summer work document sold separately).

Homework slide included.

Lesson Activities:

1. Find your partner
2. Complete the chart
3. Quick fire questions
4. Videos x 2
5. LASPO research task
6. Five words

Thought questions:

1. Why do we need a criminal justice system?
2. Why would a defendant choose to have a trial by jury rather than Magistrate?

Practice essay:

1. Describe the criminal trial process (10 marks)