AC 1.2-Organisation of the Criminal Justice System Flashcards
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Role of Police
Arrest offenders and protect the public, give evidence in court, take statements, enforce the law.
Relationships with the Police
Courts: make sure defendant turn up to trial, give evidence in court.
CPS: Charging and prosecuting offenders.
Probation: make sure offenders are released effectively, manage a offender on probation.
Role of CPS
Involved in criminal investigation, gives advice on what evidence is need to prosecute, prepares and presents the prosecutions case in court.
Relationship with the CPS
Police: Advises possible lines of enquiry, instructing what to charge suspect with.
Courts: presents prosecutions case, prepares appeals against unduly lenient sentence.
Role of Courts
Decides verdict and sentence given to offenders, influences law creation through precedent and statutory interpretation.
Relationships with the Courts
Police: ensure defendant is delivered to court for trial.
Probation service: implementation of sentencing, asses the level of risk an offender has to public.
Role of HM Prison Service
Supervise prisoners in custody, ensure prisoners denied of bail are emended and offers rehabilitation programmes.
Relationships with the Prison Service
Probation Service: prisoners are released in to the community on license successfully.
Courts: deliver sentences, parole and release/licenses.
NHS+ Social care: Give healthcare and advice
Role of Probation Service
Supervise prisoners released on community service and probation, re-arrest/recall offenders that break terms of license.
Relationships with the Probation Service
Police: Manage high risk offenders from reoffending
NHS+ Social care: support prisoners with complex needs
Courts: prepare pre-sentence repots.
Role of campaigns/ Pressure groups
Raise awareness of issues that need to be sorted, campaign and promote new law creation.
Relationships with Campaigns/Pressure groups
Cooperate with various agencies to enable change.
Name the organisations in the Criminal Justice System
Police
Probation service
Prison service
CPS
Courts
Campaigns/Pressure groups
