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In a town called Peace Land, the supporters of the Fiesta football team learn that the supporters of the Jubilee football team in the nearby city about 40 km away have damaged the ground on which the Final between both teams is to be held the following day. A crowd of Fiesta fans armed with deadly weapons attacks the homes of the supporters of the Jubilee football team in the town. In the attack, 10 men are killed, 5 women are gravely hurt, many homes are destroyed and over 50 people injured.

Imagine that you and your classmates are now part of the criminal justice system. First divide the class into the following four groups of persons:

1. Police 2. Public Prosecutor 3. Defence Lawyer 4. Judge

The column on the right provides a list of functions. Match with the roles that are listed on the left. Have each group pick the functions that is needs to perform to bring justice to those who were affected by the violence of the Fiesta fans. In what order, will these functions be performed?

Roles

Functions

Police

hear the witnesses

record the statements of witnesses

Public Prosecutor

cross examine the witnesses

take photographs of burnt homes

Defence Lawyer

record the evidence

arrest the Fiesta fans

Judge

writes the judgement

argue the case for the victims

decide for how many years the accused will be put in jail

examine the witnesses in court

pass the judgment

get the assaulted women medically examined

conduct a fair trial

meet the accused persons

Now take the same situation but ask one student who is a supporter of the Fiesta Club to perform all the functions listed above. Do you think the victims would get justice if only one person performed all of the functions of the criminal justice system ? Why not?

State two reasons why you believe that different persons need to play different roles as part of the criminal justice system.


Roles

Functions

Police

 

take photographs of burnt homes

 

 

arrest the Fiesta fans

 

get the assaulted women medically examined

 

record the evidence

Public Prosecutor

 

record the statements of witnesses

 

 

examine the witnesses in court

Defence Lawyer

 

cross examine the witnesses

 

 

argue the case for the victims

 

meet the accused persons

Judge

 

writes the judgement

 

 

decide for how many years the accused will be put in jail

 

examine the witnesses in court

 

pass the judgment

 

conduct a fair tried

The reasons:

(i)Independence is maintained.

(ii)Not everyone has the capability to do everything.

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