LEGALISING CANNABIS IN WA
Should cannabis be made legal - an argument with two opposing sides. In Western Australia cannabis is illegal – full stop. Yet cannabis does have therapeutic properties for...
CARELESS DRIVING RESULTING IN A CRASH
It has been reported that new laws are being proposed which could see motorists faced with either hefty fines or even imprisonment for drinking coffee or putting on their makeup, or on...
MOVE ON NOTICES
There is no denying that everyone wants to have a good time when out on the town. The problem is when police tell you to take that ‘good time’ somewhere else or you end up in the back of a police van.
SHOULD WE HAVE JURIES IN WA?
Criminal justice systems have employed the use of juries over centuries. A jury comprises 12 members of the public who are tasked with evaluating all the evidence and determining whether...
HOMICIDES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
MURDER - Murder is the most serious homicide in Western Australia because a life has been taken intentionally. The worst case scenarios involve those of serial killers.
TRAFFIC OFFENCES – DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES
Demerit points are a form of penalty that, in addition to fines, may be imposed for a range of traffic offences. The number of demerit points that are imposed will be dependent on the offence...