1.2 The criminal court room

In Activity 2 you will explore the layout of a traditional criminal court room.

Activity 2 The criminal court room roles and responsibilities

Allow about 20 minutes
  1. Click on each number in the diagram to find out who sits where.
  1. Now drag and drop the names of the different people next to the correct numbers below. The numbers relate to those numbers shown in the diagram above.

1

Judge

2

Witness

3

Court clerk

4

Jury

5

Procurator fiscal

6

Legal representative for the defence

7

Accused

8

Press

9

Court usher

10

Public seating

Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

  5. 5

  6. 6

  7. 7

  8. 8

  9. 9

  10. 10

  1. Judge

  2. Witness

  3. Court clerk

  4. Jury

  5. Procurator fiscal

  6. Legal representative for the defence

  7. Accused

  8. Press

  9. Court usher

  10. Public seating

The correct answers are:
  • 1 =
  • 2 =
  • 3 =
  • 4 =
  • 5 =
  • 6 =
  • 7 =
  • 8 =
  • 9 =
  • 10 =

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