Unit 4- AC1.2

Question 1

Who does law creation (government departments) support?

Answer 1

• police (funding, set priorities)
• CPS (funding)
• Courts (funding, create laws for courts)
• Prison (funding)
• Probation (funding)

Question 2

Who does the police support?

Answer 2

• Law creation (enforce the laws and prioritise crime set)
• CPS (Gather additional evidence if full code test is failed, arrest offender sentenced by CPS)
• Courts (present evidence as witness, protect vulnerable witness. hold and transport defendants)
• Prison/probation (arrest those that break probation, escape prison)

Question 3

Who does the CPS support?

Answer 3

• Police (give advise on evidence, allow them to charge)
• Courts (prepare and present prosecution cases in court)

Question 4

Who does courts support?

Answer 4

• Law creation (give sentences to enforce the law)

Question 5

Prison supports?

Answer 5

• Police (facilitates interviews)
• Courts (carries custodial sentence from court. Holds those refused bail)
• Probation (holds offenders that break probation)

Question 6

Who does probation support?

Answer 6

• Courts (enforce community sentence, prepare pre-sentencing reports for court, supervise court ordered drug tests)
• Prison (decide if offender is safe enough to be released on license. Supervise offenders released on license)