Legal Studies On Criminal Trial Process And Punishment

Task

1. Choose an indictable criminal offence that is often a repeated crime to research. Create an inquiry report to analyse the nature and scope of the criminal offence and the rates of recidivism in Queensland. Evaluate the effectiveness of sentencing trends for the offence chosen and use your evaluation to make recommendations to reduce the rate of recidivism. Present your findings in a report format for consideration by the Queensland Law Reform Commission.
2. Some have suggested that the introduction and use of mandatory minimum sentencing for all criminal offences is necessary to reduce the increasing crime rates in Queensland. Create an inquiry report to analyse the nature and scope of the criminal offences and crime rates in Queensland. Evaluate the effectiveness of introducing mandatory sentencing, along with alternative solutions, as a means to reducing crime. Use your evaluation to make a recommendation to the Commission regarding the proposal. Present your findings in a report format for consideration.
3. Stakeholders have argued that the use of juvenile incarceration is not an effective way to deal with increasing rates of juvenile crimes in Queensland. Create an inquiry report to analyse the nature and scope of the criminal offences committed by juvenile offenders in Queensland. Evaluate the effectiveness of incarceration as a sentencing option, along with alternative solutions, as a means to reducing crime committed by young offenders. Use your evaluation to make a recommendation to the Commission regarding future sentencing outcomes for young offenders. Present your findings in a report format for consideration.

To complete this task, you must:

• select legal information including legislation, relevant cases, and trends or patterns. Provide a reference list and use APA style citations throughout the report
• demonstrate comprehension of relevant legal concepts, principles and /or processes within the report
• analyse and examine two viewpoints regarding the topic chosen
• evaluate, using legal criteria, possible legal alternatives to address the issue, and discuss the implications of your recommendations
• format the report using a title page, contents page, headings, subheadings and appendices if relevant.