Unit 3: Area of Study 1 – The Victorian criminal justice system
Chapter 1: Justice
Chapter 2: Justice and criminal law
Chapter 3: Determining a criminal case
Chapter 4: Criminal sanctions
Unit 3: Area of Study 2 – The Victorian civil justice system
Chapter 5: Justice and civil law
Chapter 6: Determining a civil case
Chapter 7: Civil remedies
Unit 4: Area of Study 1 – The people and the law
Chapter 8: The Australian parliamentary system
Chapter 9: The people and the Australian Constitution
Unit 4: Area of Study 2
Chapter 10: The role of parliament in law-making
Chapter 11: The role of courts in law-making
Chapter 12: Law reform
Chapter 13: Examination preparation and revision
Chapter 14: Solutions to end-of-chapter questions
Jennifer Poore (M.Ed, M(T.E.S.O.L.)) taught Legal Studies for over 40 years in both the public and private sector. Jennifer has extensive experience as an examination assessor, principally as a Legal Studies marker, for over 30 years. She has been a consultant and professional officer at the Victorian Commercial Teachers’ Association (VCTA). Jennifer has presented professional learning activities for teachers of Legal Studies and contributed articles to the Compak journal. Jennifer was the lead author of the Unit 3 & 4 text, ‘Making & Breaking the Law’ (2nd ed) and author of the A+ Legal Studies Notes (3rd ed). She has been a contributor to other texts. Since the late 1990s, and until Covid-19 hit, Jennifer took an annual tour to spend time with the Arabunna People, custodians of the Kati Thunda (Lake Eyre) and their Elder, Reg Dodd. This was part of a cultural immersion and understanding program. She was in charge of a Reconciliation program at Trinity Grammar School, Kew for ten years and organised professional learning activities for educators and the general community on Indigenous culture. She has written scripts for educational films.