These thought-provoking courtroom workshops explore a contemporary criminal or civil case.

Students will:

• Explore the roles in a courtroom
• Prepare and enact a trial based on a real contemporary case
• Discuss and debate real sentencing options
• Learn about the law and justice system and consequences of breaking the law
• Be encouraged to use their rights and responsibilities to become more active citizens

Themes available: 

Deepfakes

• An 18-year-old is charged with creating a purported intimate image of an adult, he has used Artificial Intelligence to alter a photograph without consent

Knife Crime

• A 15-year-old is charged with attempted murder, accused of stabbing a girl after a disagreement between a group of friends on a camping trip. He admits using the knife, but denies intending to kill the victim

County Lines

• A 17-year-old is charged with supplying Class A drugs, following a suspected drug deal. His defence argue that he is a victim of modern slavery

Murder

• A 17-year-old is charged with murder under the principle of joint enterprise. The ultimately fatal knife attack took place against a victim who was targeted because he was mistakenly identified as a member of a rival gang