With an entirely
different type of offence and offender before it, the court can relax some of the attitudinal rigidity which may be necessary in courts dealing with criminal offences.
The different types of offence are classified 1, 2, 3 or 4.
Not exact matches
«There is a lack
of clarity in the Bill with regard to the relative harm associated with
different types of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and the appropriate sentence commensurate with the
offence,» they noted.
By the end
of this lesson, students will be able to: consider
different types of online behaviour and whether they are acceptable or not; understand the possible
offences that can be committed online and apply these to case studies; explore the importance
of freedom
of expression in social media.Age Range: KS3 or KS4 Timing: This unit is designed to be run across a lesson, lasting approximately one hour.
The starting point for cyber crime is the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA 1990) which provides four
different types of cyber
offences: unauthorised access to a computer simpliciter; unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate serious crime; unauthorised modification
of computer intending / being reckless as to impairing its operation, preventing or hindering access to a program or data; and making, supplying or obtaining articles to use to commit CMA 1990
offences.
To appreciate how various amendments expanded the Court's criminal law jurisdiction, it is important to understand the
different types of criminal
offences.
[6] We accept, as did the sentencing judge, that the sentencing range for the
offence of refusing to provide a breath sample after causing an accident leading to death is the same as that for impaired driving causing death, while noting that
different types of mitigating factors may arise given the differences between the two
offences.