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Pre-Trial Procedure in Criminal Cases
In this topic students will consider the stages that a defendant will undergo when the decision of which court they will tried in is decided. The increasing importance of the Crown Prosecution Service will be given emphasis here as well as the role both the courts and the police have in determining whether a defendant will make bail.
A breakdown of the topic:
a) Pre-trial hearings
b) Bail
c) Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
Assessment:
You will be assessed on this topic in line with OCR standards. The assessment will be a past paper question. This question will test your knowledge and application of that knowledge to AS Level exam standard. Click here to access the question.