AC1.2 Describe the organisation of the criminal justice system in England and Wales Flashcards
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Organisation of the criminal justice system.
- Government make laws
- Police enforce laws
- CPS check evidence and prosecute
- Courts sentence
- Prisons hold, punish, rehabilitate criminals
- Probation services help reintegrate criminals
What is the CPS relationship with the Police?
CPS advises on lines of enquiry and evidence collection to build a case.
The CPS instructs them on charging suspects.
What is the CPS relationship with the Courts?
CPS prepare and present the prosecutions case.
CPS prepare appeals against unduly lenient sentences.
What is the National Probation Services relationship with HM Prison Service and the Parole Board?
The NPS supervise prisoners who are released on licence.
What is the National Probation Services relationship with the Courts?
NPS prepare pre-sentencing reports.
NPS supervise offenders on community service given by court.
NPS supervise drug testing under the court’s order.
What is the HM Prison Service relationship with the Courts?
Prison service carries out the custodial sentence given by the courts
Prison service supervise defendants in remanded custody by the courts.
Prison facilitates visits from defence lawyers to their clients in prison.
What is HM Prison Service relationship with the Police?
Prison service facilitates interviews with prisoners in ongoing investigations.
What is HM Prison Service relationship with the NPS?
Prison service liaise when a prisoner is going to be released on licence.
What is the Police relationship with the Courts?
Police give evidence as prosecution witnesses.
Police provide protection for vulnerable witnesses
Police hold defendants in police cells and transporting them to and from courts.
What is the Police relationship with the CPS?
Police provide evidence for the prosecution of offenders.
Police charge offenders following CPS instructions.
What is the Police relationship with the HM Prison and Probation Service?
Police arrest prisoners who breached their probation terms of their licence.
Police due to Sarah’s law, police cooperate with them managing the list of child sex offenders.
What is the Police relationship with voluntary organisations?
Police may refer victims and witnesses of crime to services such as Victim Support.
What is the Government Departments relationship with the courts, prison service and probation service?
Government Departments fund HM Courts and Tribunals Service + HM Prison and Probation Service.
What is the Government Departments relationship with the Police?
Government departments like Home Office is the department responsible e.g. national policing priorities.
What is the HM Courts and Tribunals Service relationship with courts and judges?
Courts and Tribunals supervise how well the courts system is running.
Courts and Tribunals fund the individual courts.
What is the HM Courts and Tribunals Service relationship with HM Prison Service?
Courts and Tribunals hold prisoners attending court, pending transfer / return to prison
Courts and Tribunals arrange video recordings and live links for prisoners giving evidence from prison.
