3.1

Question 1

Police Aims and Objectives

Answer 1

• keep the peace and maintain order
• protect life and property
• prevent, detect and investigate crime
• bring offenders to justice

Question 2

Police Reach

Answer 2

National and Local Reach
• 39 regional police forces in Eng
• 4 in Wales
• 1 for Scot
• 1 for NI
Specialist Police Forces e.g. National Crime Agency, British Transport Police and Border Force.

Question 3

Police Types of Criminality and Offender

Answer 3

Deal with all types of offence and offender - specialists deal with specifics (HMRC deal with tax evasion/fraud)

Question 4

Judiciary Aims and Objectives

Answer 4

Basic role is to interpret and apply the law to cases.
• In Crown Court - judge manages trial, ensures fairness, explains legal issues and procedures, sums up evidence, passes sentence.
• In Appeal Courts - judge makes ruling on previous decisions (may create precedents)

Question 5

Judiciary Reach

Answer 5

National and Local Reach

Supreme Court has nationwide jurisdiction. Judges in lower courts handle local cases.

Question 6

Judiciary Types of Criminality and Offender

Answer 6

Judges deal with all types of offence and offender, except unserious cases (magistrate cases/police notices).