1.2 Describe organisation of CJS Flashcards
1
Q
What are the agencies??
A
Police
CPS
Prisons
Probation
Courts
Charties and pressure groups
Government
2
Q
What is Mappa??
A
Multi - Agency Public Protection
3
Q
Who else does Mappa work??
A
Childrens services
Youth offending teams
Local housing centre
Job centre plus
4
Q
What does Mappa do??
A
Point of contact for each agency
Co - ordinate their approach
Provide specific advice for risk assessment + management of offenders
5
Q
A
6
Q
How do the agencies work together??
A
Police arrest and tell CPS -
CPS prosecute by questioning police about evidence or testifying
Judicary sentence based partly on CPS recommendation
Prison hold offender for how long sentence says then gives info to probation
Probation monitor them
GOV funds them all using general tax
