1.2 describe the organisation of the criminal justice system in England and Wales

Question 1

The criminal justice system.

Answer 1

Made up of the multiple organisations and agencies that work together in England and Wales to enforce laws and punished convicted offenders.

Question 2

Agencies involved in the criminal justice system.

Answer 2

• law creators.
• police.
• HM courts.
• prison and probation services.

Question 3

Law creators.

Answer 3

Parliament and judges make laws dealing with crime. All is involved to government departments such as the ministry of justice and the home office.

• Ministry of Justice - protects an advances the principles of justice.
• Home office - fundamental role in the security of the UK.

Question 4

Police.

Answer 4

Responsible for investigating, gathering evidence, questioning witnesses and suspects, and enforcing law.
In most cases, please send files to CPS to determine whether a prosecution is made .
Police also issued fixed penalties and warnings to offenders who aren’t arrested.

Question 5

HM courts.

Answer 5

Magistrates court deal with less serious offences. Crown Court deal with more serious offences.

Suspects enter a plea in the magistrates court, suspects can also enter bail and legal aid. if a guilty plea entered the offender a sentenced, if not a plea is began.

Verdict will be decided at the end of trials by jury or magistrates , if the verdict is guilty then sentence symbol will take place (imprisonment).

Question 6

Prison and probation services.

Answer 6

Both carry out sentences given out to offenders.
They play parts and rehabilitation so reoffending is reduced.

Prisons - handout custodial sentences and temporary supervision depending on crime.
Probation - supervise offenders on community work of those who are released on license.

Question 7

Relationships (police)
✨ relationship.

Answer 7

Police - give evidence as a prosecution witness, to protect vulnerable witnesses and transport offenders to ✨courts✨

Police - gather evidence for ✨CPS✨ and well as charge offenders in line with ✨CPS✨ instructions.

Police - arrest those tho breach their license, offenders are then sent to ✨prisons✨

Question 8

Relationships (CPS)

Answer 8

CPS- advise ✨police✨ on evidence collection and what to charge suspects with.

CPS - prep and present cases against suspects within ✨courts✨, CPS provide ✨courts✨ with case fuels and witness coordination .

Question 9

What are the two government departments

Answer 9

Ministry of justice

Home office

Question 10

Relationships (government departments)

Answer 10

Ministry of justice - responsible for the running of ✨courts✨prison services✨probation services✨, uses tax money to fund organisations.

Home office - works with ✨police✨ to identify priorities for forces such as tax money used to fund police force.

Question 11

Relationships (courts and tribunal services)

Answer 11

Courts and tribunal services - have help from ✨judges✨ to ensure smooth running order of ✨courts✨

Also works with ✨prison services✨ to transfer offenders from prisons to court.

Question 12

Relationships (national probation service)

Answer 12

NPS - supervised offenders sentenced to community work, working to investigate drug tests with ✨courts✨

NPS - also works with offenders who are released from ✨prison✨ providing supervision.

Question 13

Relationships (HM prison service)

Answer 13

Works with ✨courts✨ to facilitate legal visits and custodial sentences.

Works with ✨NPS✨ with prisoners who have been released from prison or will be released on licence.

✨police✨coordinate interviews and video links between the prison service.