Police can use ‘reasonable force’ when they are arresting a person suspected of a crime.
Reasonable force has no exhaustive legal definition and what will be considered reasonable f
Police may one day ask you or someone you know to come to a police interview. Or ask you after an arrest whether you wish to partake in an electronic recorded police interview called an ERISP (Elec
Following on with part 1 of our post into the over-representation of Indigenous Australians in the Criminal Justice System (CJS) this post briefly delves into the Royal Commission into Aboriginal D
Being criminal responsible for a crime is said to being able to distinguish between the right and wrongness of the crime.
Adults for the most part are thought of as criminally responsible by th
Statistical information regarding the population incarceration rates in Australia reveals that even though Indigenous Australians make up only approximately 1.9% of the Australia’s population
It is well known in the legal industry that a prosecutor in a criminal matter must disclose relevant documents to the accused person or his defence team.
However, disclosure request from an acc
People often assume especially juries that when there is forensic evidence available and an expert is testifying in a criminal trial regarding the forensic evidence the truth of what they are sayin
Most people imagine after watching American TV Crime shows that they have a universal right to remain silent and this right to remain silence will not be used against them.
In America they cal
There is a common perception that you can act in Self-Defence of yourself and /or others when there is danger present.
Whilst this is true you must be aware of just when and how you can claim S
Police often perform arrest in the community without a warrant. Arrests occur as part of a police officer’s normal duties. However, the police words of ‘you’re under arrest’
