Module Descriptors
CASE FILE TO COURT
FORE60280
Key Facts
School of Justice, Security and Sustainability
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Philip Lee
Email: P.Lee@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 40%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 60%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
The UK Legal System and rules of presentation of evidence, including those of the expert witness.
The court system and its personnel. The conduct of a case from investigation to verdict and appeal. The nature of adversarial justice and the process of proof within it. The rules of evidence. The role and responsibilities of the officer in the case and expert witness. Presenting evidence in court-examination and cross-examination. Preparation of case files and presenting evidence in court by witnesses and expert witnesses from various areas of forensic sciences (to be delivered by guest speakers).
The court system and its personnel. The conduct of a case from investigation to verdict and appeal. The nature of adversarial justice and the process of proof within it. The rules of evidence. The role and responsibilities of the officer in the case and expert witness. Presenting evidence in court-examination and cross-examination. Preparation of case files and presenting evidence in court by witnesses and expert witnesses from various areas of forensic sciences (to be delivered by guest speakers).
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Progression to level 3 of Policing and Criminal Investigation Award.
Must have studied:
SCS82215-2 Policing Code of Practice.
Must have studied:
SCS82215-2 Policing Code of Practice.
Module Resources
Module Handbook. Lecture and tutorial room equipped with means to fulfil the teaching strategies (power point and other visual presentations facilities, OHP, white board etc.) Moot court room (Law Faculty)
Blackboard VLE
Blackboard VLE
Module Texts
The prosecution team manual of guidance incorporating the JOPI. CPS, 2004 http://customsoftware.co.uk/csmain/documents/manual.pdf
Going to Court. B Fitzpatrick. Blackstones, Oxford 2006
Limitations of Expert Evidence, S Leadbeatter, ed, Royal College of Physicians, London, 1996
The Role of Forensic Science Evidence in Criminal Proceedings, P Roberts and C Willmore, Research study No. 11 prepared for the 1993 Royal Commission on Criminal Justice, HMSO, London, 1993
Interpreting Evidence; Evaluating Forensic Science in the Court B Robertson and G A Vignaux, Wiley, Chichester, 1995
Going to Court. B Fitzpatrick. Blackstones, Oxford 2006
Limitations of Expert Evidence, S Leadbeatter, ed, Royal College of Physicians, London, 1996
The Role of Forensic Science Evidence in Criminal Proceedings, P Roberts and C Willmore, Research study No. 11 prepared for the 1993 Royal Commission on Criminal Justice, HMSO, London, 1993
Interpreting Evidence; Evaluating Forensic Science in the Court B Robertson and G A Vignaux, Wiley, Chichester, 1995
Module Learning Strategies
5 x 2h lectures delivered by Law on the legal system, rules of evidence and specific roles of expert witness) 2 x 2h lectures on expert witness delivery and 10x1h small group tutorial sessions analysing and summarising case. Non-contact independent study will involve background reading and preparation of coursework assignments (court report and case file).
Module Additional Assessment Details
Students will be required to complete 2 pieces of summative assessment.
Outcomes 1 and 2 by producing a court report on a given scenario (40%) amounting to 1000 words.. Exact details may vary from year to year but on all occasions students will be given details of what is expected.
Outcomes 3 and 4 will be assessed by producing a case file which will be defended in a moot court. (60% in total consisting of a summary of the case file (40%, approximating to 1000 words) and its defence in Court (20%)
Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback in the small group tutorial sessions.
Outcomes 1 and 2 by producing a court report on a given scenario (40%) amounting to 1000 words.. Exact details may vary from year to year but on all occasions students will be given details of what is expected.
Outcomes 3 and 4 will be assessed by producing a case file which will be defended in a moot court. (60% in total consisting of a summary of the case file (40%, approximating to 1000 words) and its defence in Court (20%)
Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback in the small group tutorial sessions.