AC 1.2

Question 1

police role

Answer 1

enforcing laws established by legislative bodies such as parliament - protect citizens
- relationship with courts: expert witnesses, protecting vulnerable victims
collect evidence and detain suspect and question them

Question 2

police relationship with cps

Answer 2

police initiate charge, cps help throughout and give lines of enquiry
provide evidence for cps

Question 3

hm prison and police relationship

Answer 3

• police will arrest ex prisoners who have been called to prison
• police work with prisons when managing the list of CSO in their area - sarah’s law
• prison holds on remand before trial, police may liaise with prison for a date to discuss evidence

Question 4

hm courts and tribunal service

Answer 4

hm - responsible for administration or criminal, civil and family courts
ts - provide administrative support for lead system

Question 5

relationship with courts and judges - hm courts

Answer 5

• police may be used as expert witness
• cps work within the courts on the side of the prosecution

Question 6

relationship between hm prison service - hm courts

Answer 6

probation will prepare pre sentencing reports, they will also carry out court ordered sentences such as drug testing.
- people remanded in custody will be held in prison when courts do not grant bail.

Question 7

cps prosecute criminal cases that have

Answer 7

been investigated by police and other investigative organisations
- decide what case should be prosecuted

Question 8

cps relationship with courts

Answer 8

• cps will prepare and present the prosecution case in court
• cps will prepare appeals against lenient sentences

Question 9

national probation service relationship with charities

Answer 9

• probation also work with voluntary organisations such as princes trust to help ex offenders find work
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Question 10

probation with prison service

Answer 10

probation liaise with prisons ahead of release
probation attend meetings in prison
probation provide reports to prison governors
involved in process of parole and supervise offenders who are released.

Question 11

probation and courts

Answer 11

community sentence: court give sentence probation now supervise
meetings e.g weekly
checking they understand terms of probation
responsibility for evidence
supervising drug test

Question 12

government departments

Answer 12

protecting and advancing the principles of justice
parliament - make the laws that are broken by criminals
home office - responsible for overseeing the work of police
moj - responsible for overseeing courts, prisons and probation

Question 13

government departments relationship with court, prison and probation

Answer 13

ministry. of justice are responsible for overseeing the correct running of the courts.

Question 14

government departments and police/ home office

Answer 14

home office set national policing procedures

Question 15

hm prison service relationship with charities

Answer 15

• victim support through each stage of investigation and trial

Question 16

hm prison service role

Answer 16

keep those sentenced in prison in custody, helping them lead law abiding and useful lives
- role with courts: carry out custodial sentences given by courts
- relationship with police : facilitate interviews with prisoners involved with ongoing investigations

Question 17

voluntary organisations

Answer 17

help support victims throughout stages of an investigation and the trial, nacro and womens aid provide help for offenders.