AC 1.2 Describe the organisation of the criminal justice system

Question 1

How is the criminal justice system divided

Answer 1

-law creation and administration
-law enforcement
-the courts
-punishment of convicted offenders

Question 2

Law creation and administration

Answer 2

passing of criminal laws by parliament and running of justice system by government departments

Question 3

law enforcement

Answer 3

The police

Question 4

The courts

Answer 4

Including prosecution and defence-decide the outcome of criminal cases

Question 5

Who is involved in the creation of laws

Answer 5

-parliament
-judges

Question 6

What are police responsible for

Answer 6

Enforcing the law, investigating crime, collecting evidence, making arrests, detaining and questioning suspects

Question 7

How many regional police forces are there

Answer 7

43

Question 8

The CPS

Answer 8

An independent prosecution service in England and Wales dealing with about half a million cases a year

Question 9

What are the CPS responsible for

Answer 9

-advice the police in their investigation
-assess the evidence the police submit
-decisions are based on the full code test
-prepares and presents the prosecution case

Question 10

HM courts and tribunal service

Answer 10

Responsible for the administration of courts and tribunals in England and wales

Question 11

HM prison service

Answer 11

supervises offenders in custody

Question 12

The national probation service

Answer 12

Supervises offenders who are serving their sentence in the community

Question 13

Magistrates courts

Answer 13

deals with less serious offences

Question 14

Crown courts

Answer 14

Deals with serious offences which are either triable by judge or jury

Question 15

Who do the police have relationships with

Answer 15

-the courts
-the CPS
-HM prison and probation services
-voluntary organisations

Question 16

How do the police work with the courts

Answer 16

giving evidence as prosecution witnesses, providing protection for vulnerable witnesses, holding defendants in police cells and transporting them to and from courts

Question 17

How do the police work with the CPS

Answer 17

providing evidence for the prosecution of offenders, charging offenders inline with the CPS instructions

Question 18

How do the police work with the HM prison and probation services

Answer 18

police will arrest prisoners who have been recalled to prison for breaching terms of license. As a result of Sarah’s law the police also cooperate with the prison and probation service in managing the list of child sex offenders living in their area

Question 19

How do the police work with voluntary organisations

Answer 19

referring victims and witnesses of crime to victim support, women’s refuges, the witness service ect

Question 20

How do the CPS work with the police

Answer 20

advising on possible lines of enquiry and evidence collection to build a case, instructing them on charging suspects

Question 21

How do the CPS work with the courts

Answer 21

preparing and presenting the prosecution case against offenders, preparing appeals against unduly lenient sentences

Question 22

How do government departments work with the courts and prison and probation services

Answer 22

through HM courts and tribunal service and HM prison and probation service. The ministry of justice is the department responsible

Question 23

How do government departments work with the police

Answer 23

Where the home office is the department responsible

Question 24

What do government departments provide

Answer 24

Funding from general taxation

Question 25

How do the HM courts and tribunal services work with courts and judges

Answer 25

supervising the efficient running of the courts system funding the individual courts

Question 26

How do the HM courts and tribunal services work with the HM prison service

Answer 26

holding prisoners attending court, pending their transfer/ return to prison, arranging video recordings and live links for prisoners giving evidence from prison

Question 27

How does the national probation service work with the HM prison service and parole board

Answer 27

Supervising prisoners who are released on licence

Question 28

How do the national probation service work with the courts

Answer 28

Preparing pre-sentencing reports on offenders, supervising offenders who have been given a community sentence by the court, supervising drug testing under the court’s orders

Question 29

How do HM prison service work with the courts

Answer 29

carrying out custodial sentences that the court has imposed on offenders, supervising defendants who have been remanded in custody by the courts, facilitating visits from defence lawyers to their clients in prison

Question 30

How do HM prison service work with the police

Answer 30

facilitating interviews with prisoners involved in ongoing police investigations

Question 31

How do HM prison service work with the national probation service

Answer 31

Liaising when a prisoner is to be released from prison on license