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Question 1

Outline the role of the police

Answer 1

Enforce rules made by legislative bodies- detain and interview suspect and send evidence to cps

Question 2

What’s the polices relationship with the court?

Answer 2

Help protect vulnerable victims, hold defendants on police cells- easier to question and get to court

Question 3

What’s the polices relationship with the CPS

Answer 3

Provide evidence to get prosecution of offender- eventually charge them. Most important connection

Question 4

What’s the polices relationship with HM police and probation services

Answer 4

re arrest offenders for breaching licencing conditions, manages sex offender lists and domestic abuse offenders in area

Question 5

What’s the polices relationship with voluntary organisations

Answer 5

Refers victims to witness charities (victim support, woman’s refuge)

Question 6

Outline the role of prosecution services

Answer 6

Decide which case is prosecuted, provide case files for court, advice police on how to deal with case

Question 7

What’s the prosecution services relationship with the police

Answer 7

Advice police on lines of enquiry during investigation, instruct how to charge offender

Question 8

What’s the prosecution services relationship with the court

Answer 8

Prepare and present prosecution case in court, prepare appeals against unduly lenient sentences

Question 9

Outline the role of government departments

Answer 9

Responsible for courts, tribunals and police- regulates them

Question 10

What’s the relationship between government departments and courts, tribunals and probation services

Answer 10

Makes sure courts, tribunals and probation are running correctly

Question 11

What’s the government departments relationship with the police

Answer 11

Home office sets policing priorities

Question 12

Outline the role of courts and tribunal services

Answer 12

Covers family , criminal and civil law

Question 13

What’s the courts and tribunals relationship with the police and CPS

Answer 13

Police may provide expert witnesses, CPS works with prosecution

Question 14

What’s the courts and tribunal services relationship with the prison service and probation

Answer 14

Person remanded in custody held in prison if not given bail, they also carry out custodial sentences. Probation services prepare pre-sentence reports

Question 15

Outline the role of the national probation service

Answer 15

Makes sure offenders attend rehabilitation programs

Question 16

What’s the relationship with the probation service and the prison service and parole board

Answer 16

Liaisons with prison service on parole process and supervises any offender released on licence

Question 17

What’s the probation service with the courts

Answer 17

Prepare pre-sentencing offender reports, supervises offenders on community sentences and does court order drug tests.

Question 18

What’s the probation services relationship with charities

Answer 18

Works with voluntary organisations to help offenders once they serve sentence

Question 19

Outline the role of the prison service

Answer 19

Keeps offenders in prison serving a custodial sentence

Question 20

What’s the prison services relationship with the court

Answer 20

Carry out custodial sentences, supervises offenders of remand, facilitate legal representation visits

Question 21

What’s the prison services relationship with the police

Answer 21

Interviews prisoners involved in investigations

Question 22

Whats the prison services relationship with the national probation service

Answer 22

Liaison with probation to prepare prisoner to be released on licence