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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.