Criminal justice system Flashcards
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Police
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- 43 different police forces in UK and Wales
- Each force is made up of the following ranking:
1. chief officers (chief constables, deputy chief constables)
2. chief superintendents
3. superintendents
4. chief inspectors
5. sergeants
6. constables
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Police powers:
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- stop and search
- arrest anyone breaking (suspected) the law
- enter and propery and search without a warrant
- interview witnesses or detainees
- fine or caustion people
- send files to the CPS
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How do the police interact with the CPS:
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- provide evidence
- give a charge based on the offense
4
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How do the police interact with the courts
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- provide evidence
- protect vunerable witnesses
- detain defendants in prison
5
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How do the police interact with the prisons
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- Arrest people who are recalled to prison
- manage the list of child sex offenders
6
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How do the police interact with the voluntary organisations
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- refer victims to victim support
- cooperate with womens shelters
- cooperate with witness protectors
7
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CPS:
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- independant from gov and police
- formed to seperate police power and responsibility (avoid bias)
- investigate and present cases given by police
- they decide how the case shall proceed
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Main responsibilites of the CPS
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- decides which cases should be prosecuted
- determines the appropriate charges in more serious or complex cases, and advises the police during the early stages of investigations
- prepares cases and presents them at court
- provides information, assistance and support to victims and prosecution witnesses.
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How do the CPS interact with the police
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- advise on lines of enquiary
- helps build a case
- advise on charges
10
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How do the CPS interact with the courts
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- prepares and presents the prosecutions case
- prepaes appeals against sentences
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Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals service
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two courts of first instance
* magistartes court
* crown court
12
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Magistrates court
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- hears less serious offences (95% of all cases)
- magistrates sit on an uneven panel of 3
- not legally qualfied (volenteer)
- use evidnece presnented and guidlnes to provide sentence
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Crown court
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- hear more serious cases
- judge will decide the sentence based on evidence provided in court
- jury sits as a panel of 12 and will return a verdict based on evidence in court alone
14
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how does the Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals service interact with the police
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- police will hold D in custody if needed
- organise transports to/from prison
- arrange video links and recordings
- give evidence to court
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Prison facts/statistics
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- May 2020: 80032 people imprisoned
- average it costs £37,500 a year to keep a prisoner in prison
- high category prisoner may cost £60,300 per prisoner
