1.2 Organisations within CJS

Question 1

Who are the 5 main organisations within the CJS?

Answer 1

Police, CPS, Courts, HMP Service + NPS.

Question 2

What is the role of the Police?

Answer 2

Role is to investigate crime, collect evidence, make arrests, detains and question suspects and then give information to CPS

Question 3

What is the Police’s relationship with the CPS + Courts

Answer 3

• Relationship with the courts – give evidence as the prosecutions witness, provide witness support + hold and transfer defendants
• Relationship with CPS – provide evidence for the prosecution + charge suspects

Question 4

What is the Police’s relationship like with the Prison + Probation services?

Answer 4

HM Prison + Probation Service – arrest + return those to prison for breaching terms + Sarahs Law as they co-operate with sex offenders in areas

Question 5

What is the role of the CPS?

Answer 5

They advise police on the investigation, access evidence, carries out a full code test + prepares and presents the prosecution

Question 6

What is the CPS relationship with the police + Courts?

Answer 6

• Relationship with police – advise on lines of enquiry + build the case
• Relationship with courts – presents the prosecution in court

Question 7

What is the role of the HM Courts + Tribunals?

Answer 7

After a suspect is charged, they are put before a court (magistrate or crown), if they plead guilty sentencing follows but if an if not guilty a trial is prepared, the verdict is decided by the jury or magistrate.

Question 8

What is the Courts relationship with the HM Prison + Probation service?

Answer 8

Relationship with prisons – holds defendants attending court, pending their return + transfer to prison

Question 9

What is the role of the HM Prison + Probation services?

Answer 9

Prison services carry out sentences given by court; the probation service supervise those serving sentences in the community + help rehabilitate offenders

Question 10

Probation service relationship with prison service?

Answer 10

Probation service relationship with prison service – supervises prisoners released on licence

Question 11

Probation service relationship with courts?

Answer 11

Probation service relationship with courts – prepares sentence reports, supervises offenders given community sentences + drug testing

Question 12

Relationship prisons have with courts?

Answer 12

Relationship prisons have with courts – carry out custodial sentences court give + defendants on remand

Question 13

Relationship prisons have with the police

Answer 13

Relationship prisons have with the police – facilitate interviews involved in ongoing investigations (snitches)