AC 1.2

Question 1

What is the criminal justice system (CJS)?

Answer 1

the police, CPS, the courts and prisons work together to deliver criminal justice

Question 2

what are the 4 main parts to the CJS?

Answer 2

law creation and administration
law enforcement
the court system
punishment of convicted offenders

Question 3

what are the different government agencies?

Answer 3

• The Home Office
  -The Ministry of Justice
• The Attorney General’s Office
  -Police
  -HMP and Probation Service
  -His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals
  -Sentencing Council
  -CPS

Question 4

What is the Home Office?

Answer 4

-department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism and police
-Oversees the police
-Protects the public from terror crime and antisocial behavior

Question 5

Who does the Home Office work with?

Answer 5

-courts and tribunals
-police

Question 6

What is the Ministry of Jutice?

Answer 6

-Over sees magistrates, crown court, the appeals, the legal services, hm prisons and probation
-Manages the justice process from end to end
-Responsible for criminal law and sentencing policy, legal aid, reducing re offending and prisons and probations

Question 7

Who does The Ministry of Justice work with?

Answer 7

• HM courts and Tribunals
  -HM prisons and probation

Question 8

What is the Attorney General’s Office?

Answer 8

-Oversees the CPS
-Chief legal advisor
-Taking action to appeal unduly lenient sentences brining proceedings under the contempt of court act.

Question 9

Who does the Attorney General’s Office work with?

Answer 9

-CPS
-Police

Question 10

What is the Police?

Answer 10

-Enforce the law
-Prevent crime
-Investigate crime
-Protection of life and property
-Peacekeeping
-24 hour service

Question 11

Who does the Police work with?

Answer 11

• mental health, drug and homeless charities
  -CPS
  -Prisons and Tribunals

Question 12

What is HMP and probation service?

Answer 12

• Deal with rehabilitation
  -Support with housing aid
  -Help offenders with math’s and English

Question 13

Who does the HMP and probation service work with?

Answer 13

• Courts
  -Police
• Community

Question 14

What is HM courts and Tribunals?

Answer 14

-Responsible for administration, civil and family courts
-Work with the judiciary to provide fair, efficient and effective justice system
-Work with government departments
-Decide bail, legal aid
-Trials and sentencing

Question 15

Who does the HM courts and Tribunals work with?

Answer 15

-CPS
-probation
-Rehabilitation services
-Sentencing council

Question 16

what is the sentencing council?

Answer 16

-Responsible for providing the courts with up-to-date guidelines
-Help members of the public understand more about sentencing

Question 17

who does the sentencing council work with?

Answer 17

• CPS
  -Courts and Tribunals
• Probation and Prison service

Question 18

What is the CPS?

Answer 18

Independent organization that:
-Decides which cases should go to court
-Determines charges
-Prepares cases and presents them at court
-Provides information assistance and support to victims and prosecution witness
-Apples full code test to ensure there is sufficient evidence

Question 19

who does the CPS work with?

Answer 19

-Police
-Courts