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WJEC Criminology Unit 3 Model Answers AC2.3

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If you are taking the unit 3 controlled assessment, these are the exact model answers I used which got me an A grade. These are well developed answers, without links to the brief (as that is relevant to your exam).

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By: maxio2005 • 8 months ago

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AC2.3 Understand rules in relation to the use of evidence in criminal cases


RELEVANCE AND ADMISSIBILITY


 Evidence should be relevant, reliable and admissible at all times, but this is not

always the case. Simple rules have not been followed in many cases.

 The reliability of evidence is the first thing to consider when deciding if the evidence

is valid or admissible. For testimonial evidence to be reliable, it must have scientific

support from a professional expert. In the case of Sally Clark, there was a miscarriage

of justice due to the lack of scientific support. Clark was found guilty due to the

prosecution failing to disclose medical evidence of a microbiological report that

suggested the second of her sons had died of natural causes.

 Furthermore, Evidence must not be fabricated as it must be believable, reasonable

and credible. For instance, the witness in the Damiola Taylor case was not credible.

She was a teenage girl who kept changing her mind when being asked questions and

her story was constantly changing at points concerning where she was and what she

saw.

 The evidence must also be relevant. The law makes a distinction between 2 types of

facts in a trial: facts in issue and relevant facts. Facts in issue are principle facts that

the court is to make a decision about, such as, did person A murder person B.

Relevant Facts are evidence that will either be proved or disproved by the

prosecution or defence.


ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE (IMPROPERLY OBTAINED EVIDENCE – ENTRAPMENT)


 Police consider a technique where they act as ‘agent provocateurs’ when they have

difficulty securing evidence that is admissible in court. They induce others to break

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