Terms in this set (107)
He was a Muslim cleric who was convicted of soliciting murder and
inciting racial hatred. However, the CPS twice refused to consider terror
Abu Hamza charges before he was finally charged in 2006.
Acquisition Learning or developing of a skill, habit or quality.
He was held in custody for six months when a plastic tray containing his
DNA had not been disposed of and was re-used in a rape case.
Adam Scott
She was arrested for the murder of Meredith Kercher. Detectives inside the
house failed to wear any protective clothing, such as shoe covers and this
Amanda Knox was used to suggest that the evidence collected was unreliable.
In the investigation, pathologist Freddy Patel found that a victim had died
of natural causes, despite bloodstains on her walls, clothing and bedding.
Anthony Hardy (The "Camden Anthony Hardy went on to murder two other women.
Ripper")
Conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court when
Bail required
individuals give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality
that supposedly are tailored specifically to them but that are, in fact, vague
Barnum Effect and general enough to apply to a wide range of people
, He was found guilty of murdering BBC TV presenter Jill Dando. Barry
George had an obsession with guns and he liked to follow women and take
photographs of them. He had previously used "Paul Gadd" and "Barry
Bulsara" was fake names. He spent eight years in prison before the forensic
evidence that convicted him was shown to be unreliable. The tiny amount
Barry George of gunshot residue in his jacket could have come from the armed police
who searched his flat.
Area around the criminals home in which offences are less likely due to
increase in detection risk related to reduced anonymity - number of
The Buffer Zone Principle criminal opportunities increase further away
The standard that the prosecution must prove the charge, i.e. "beyond
Burden of Proof reasonable doubt".
She was murdered in 1983. DNA evidence showed that she was killed by a
close relative who was convicted 26 years after her murder.
Charlotte Aram
He was arrested and interviewed by the police in connection with the
disappearance of Joanne Yeates in 2010. He found himself the subject of a
media frenzy being labelled "weird" and "creepy". He was found not guilty
Christopher Jefferies (an example of and received substantial damages from the newspapers.
"trial by media")
He was the first person in the UK to be convicted through DNA evidence.
DNA was used to prove that Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth had been
killed by the same man. DNA evidence showed that Robert Buckland, who
Colin Pitchfork had confessed to the murder of Dawn Ashworth, was not the real killer.
He was a Muslim cleric who was convicted of soliciting murder and
inciting racial hatred. However, the CPS twice refused to consider terror
Abu Hamza charges before he was finally charged in 2006.
Acquisition Learning or developing of a skill, habit or quality.
He was held in custody for six months when a plastic tray containing his
DNA had not been disposed of and was re-used in a rape case.
Adam Scott
She was arrested for the murder of Meredith Kercher. Detectives inside the
house failed to wear any protective clothing, such as shoe covers and this
Amanda Knox was used to suggest that the evidence collected was unreliable.
In the investigation, pathologist Freddy Patel found that a victim had died
of natural causes, despite bloodstains on her walls, clothing and bedding.
Anthony Hardy (The "Camden Anthony Hardy went on to murder two other women.
Ripper")
Conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court when
Bail required
individuals give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality
that supposedly are tailored specifically to them but that are, in fact, vague
Barnum Effect and general enough to apply to a wide range of people
, He was found guilty of murdering BBC TV presenter Jill Dando. Barry
George had an obsession with guns and he liked to follow women and take
photographs of them. He had previously used "Paul Gadd" and "Barry
Bulsara" was fake names. He spent eight years in prison before the forensic
evidence that convicted him was shown to be unreliable. The tiny amount
Barry George of gunshot residue in his jacket could have come from the armed police
who searched his flat.
Area around the criminals home in which offences are less likely due to
increase in detection risk related to reduced anonymity - number of
The Buffer Zone Principle criminal opportunities increase further away
The standard that the prosecution must prove the charge, i.e. "beyond
Burden of Proof reasonable doubt".
She was murdered in 1983. DNA evidence showed that she was killed by a
close relative who was convicted 26 years after her murder.
Charlotte Aram
He was arrested and interviewed by the police in connection with the
disappearance of Joanne Yeates in 2010. He found himself the subject of a
media frenzy being labelled "weird" and "creepy". He was found not guilty
Christopher Jefferies (an example of and received substantial damages from the newspapers.
"trial by media")
He was the first person in the UK to be convicted through DNA evidence.
DNA was used to prove that Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth had been
killed by the same man. DNA evidence showed that Robert Buckland, who
Colin Pitchfork had confessed to the murder of Dawn Ashworth, was not the real killer.
