Subject: Criminal Law Duration: 40 minutes
General Aim: Acquisition of Information
Specific Aims: To present an understanding of the Vagrancy Act, 1902 and its application to criminal law proceeedings in the state.
Basic Method: Explanation
Preparation: Trainer: OHP transparencies (2), collection of photographs, board summary prepared.. Projectors set up.
Participants: Expected to have read Bignold, J., (1987) Ch 3. Police Offences and Vagrancy Acts, Collins, London.
Step
1: Offenders not obvious Vagrancy Act .Reasons :
Historical biblical prescription, social objection
and hygienic protection. Setting Trainer distributes photographs and
class selects " apparent offenders". Trainer explains lesson aims and
reasons for the law. Step
2: Definition of "Common Prostitute"
See p. 57, para. 4 Trade / business Prostitution Gain Lewdness Explanation Trainer uses progressive labelling
to build up definition. Trainer explains key words in
definition. Step
3: "Known prostitute" Solicits, accosts,
loiter Consolidation Class interprets meaning of "known"
with regard to other common offences and lists suggested
expectations. List is discussed and corrected by
class. Step
4: Use of "premises" (a) owner suffer
(b) known defence (c) sauna bath Special warrant (a) issued by p.59, para
7-10 (b) power p.61, para 4 Contrast "usual power "to
"issue" Explanation Trainer explains meaning of
premises, and procedures for obtaining Special
Warrants. Step
5: OHP summary with missing
terms Consolidation
/Recording Participants copy completed summary
and note the references supplied in their
handbooks.
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