Evaluation of CPS Flashcards
Live love CPS (9 cards)
In a typical period how many prosecutions are in in crown and magistrates courts
80,000 cases in crown
450,000 magistrates
How many defendants who is prosecutes get convicted
80%
why did the Guardian report on 24 September 2018 that rape prosecutors were dropping ‘weak’ cases
As they tend to send things to court that will win rather than cases that need it. Rape cases aren’t getting through due to idea that they wont have a higher chance of them getting persecuted
What did the CPS say would happen if they took 350 weak cases out the system
Conviction rates would go up 61%
how does realistic prospect of conviction divide opinion
CPS full code includes the evidential test. and prosecutors satisfied there is ‘realistic prospect of conviction’ - evidence more likely not convince a jury to convict. However, critics argue that CPS should focus less on trial outcome and more bringing justice.
What budget cuts happened in 2010
suffered budget cut by 25% and has lost third of its staff. Director of public prosecutions. Max Hill QC said that the CPS cannot sustain further cuts because digital technology is imposed heavy additional workloads on its staff, the need to analyse content of smartphones in the search for evidence and comply with rules for its disclosure to the defence.
Why has failure to disclose evidence affeted evidence for the CPS
Number of rapes and other prosecutions have collapsed as result of CPS and police failure to discover and disclose evidence such as text messages stored on victims or defendants phones. After the collapsed of rape cases against Liam Allan in 2018
