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Under Arrest? |
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Consumer resource describing how due process is a range of procedural safeguards to ensure fairness when a person is arrested and faced with prosecution or punishment. Due process acts as a counter weight to the State's powers of arrest and prosecution. |
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Crime, Police |
| Author : |
Law Society of NSW |
| Date Modified : |
2003-02-07 |
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http://www.lawsociety.com.au/community/publicationsandfaqs/ legalquestions/Underarrest/index.htm
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| Title : |
About the Department of Juvenile Justice |
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Working together to provide services and opportunities for juvenile offenders to meet their responsibilities and lead a life free of further offending. |
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Arrest, Children & young people, Childrens Court, Childrens rights, Crime, Juvenile justice |
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Department of Juvenile Justice |
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http://www.djj.nsw.gov.au/index.htm
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Code of Practice for CRIME - Custody Rights Investigation Management and Evidence |
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The Code of Practice for CRIME (Custody, Rights, Investigation, Management and Evidence) represents a major step towards improving the accountability of the NSW Police to the community it serves. It provides members of the community as well as members of the NSW Police with a succinct reference to the powers of police when investigating offences. Most importantly, for the first time in the history of the NSW Police, the Code provides members of the community with advice on their rights in dealing with police. |
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Arrest, Crime, Police |
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NSW Police |
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http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/acts_and_legislations/ legislation_list/code_of_practice_for_crime
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Cannabis Cautioning Scheme |
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The Cannabis Cautioning Scheme (CCS) provides for formal cautioning of adult offenders detected for minor cannabis offences. This arose from the NSW Drug Summit recognising that arrest for recreational drug use has not always proven effective. |
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Crime, Drugs |
| Author : |
NSW Police |
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http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/community_issues/drugs/ related_information/cannabis_cautioning_scheme
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| Title : |
Going to Court for a Criminal Matter |
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The court attendance notice requires you to attend Court to answer a charge that you have committed an offence against the law. If you do nothing, the court case may be heard without you or a warrant may be issued for your arrest. Before your case is heard, you have to decide if you will plead guilty or not guilty to the offence. You can get advice or help to make that decision. |
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Apprehended violence orders, Assault, Bail, Courts, Crime, Drugs, Firearms, Fraud, Legal services, Local Court, Representing yourself, Sentencing, Sexual assault, Theft |
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Local Court of NSW |
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http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/local_courts/ ll_localcourts.nsf/pages/lc_newwebsitegoingtocourtforcriminalmatter
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The Investigation of a sexual assault |
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Once the sexual assault is reported to police there is a process of investigation. If the sexual assault happened in the past police will handle the matter in a similar way to a recent assault, except that a forensic medical examination may not be conducted. |
| Subject : |
Arrest, Police, Victims |
| Author : |
Victims Services |
| Date Modified : |
15.05.2009 |
| Web Page : |
http://www.sexualassault.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/victimsservices/ sexualassault.nsf/pages/sexual_assault_investigation
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