AC1.2

Question 1

What do the police do?

Answer 1

enforce the criminal law, they investigate crimes, collect evidence, arrest detain and question suspects and then send files to the CPS who decide whether to prosecute.

Question 2

What is the police’s relationship with the courts?

Answer 2

Giving evidence as prosecution witnesses, provides protection for vulnerable witnesses, holding defendants in police cells and transporting them to and from court. Seek search and arrest warrants.

Question 3

What is the police’s relationship with the CPS?

Answer 3

Providing evidence for the prosecution of offenders, charging offenders in line with the CPS instructions and make use of CPS direct.

Question 4

What is the police’s relationship with the HM prison service?

Answer 4

Will arrest prisoners who have been recalled to prison for breaching the terms of their licence.

Question 5

What is the police’s relationship with the probation service?

Answer 5

Works with the probation service in managing an offender nearing release or if there is a breach of an order.

Question 6

What is the police’s relationship with voluntary organisations?

Answer 6

Referring victims and witnesses of crime to victim support and witness services.

Question 7

What do the CPS do?

Answer 7

Independent prosecution service in the UK, deal with 500,000 cases a year. It uses the Full code test to decide whether to put a case forward (evidential test and public interest test)

Question 8

What is the CPS relationship with the police?

Answer 8

Advising on possible lines of enquiry and evidence collection to build a case, advises them on charging a suspect. It also ensure there is a realistic prospect of conviction(evidential test) and that is is in the publics interest to prosecute(public interest test)

Question 9

What is the CPS relationship with the courts?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What does the HM prison services do?

Answer 10

Keeps offenders in custody and helps them to lead law abiding and useful life’s in prison and upon release. Supervises public prisoners in England and Wales. More crime is often committed in prisons and so offenders sentences may be extended.

Question 11

What is the prison service’s relationship with the courts?

Answer 11

Carry out custodial sentences the court imposed on offenders, supervising defendants who have been remanded in custody.

Question 12

What is the prison service’s relationship with the police?

Answer 12

Facilitating interviews with prisoners involved in an ongoing police investigation.

Question 13

What is the prison service’s relationship with the probation servie?

Answer 13

liaising with a prisoner who is released from prison on licence.

Question 14

What is MAPPA?

Answer 14

Multi-agency public protection arrangement.
It works with the police and probation service to assess and manage the risk passed by violent and sexual offenders

Question 15

What does the national probation service do?

Answer 15

Supervising offenders who are not serving a custodial sentence, serving community orders, DT orders, supervision orders etc. They supervise the management and punishment and try to rehabilitate offenders so they are able to function in society.

Question 16

What is the probation service’s relationship with the courts?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What is the probation service’s relationship with the prison service?

Answer 17

Supervising prisoners who are released on licence.

Question 18

What does HM courts and tribunals do?

Answer 18

Responsible for the administration of the courts

Question 19

What is the Magistrates court?

Answer 19

deals with summary offences and triable either way offences. Cases are heard by 3 lay magistrates, can give up to 12 months in prison and a fine of any amount.

Question 20

What is the Crown court?

Answer 20

deals with indictable and triable either way offences. Cases are heard by a judge and a jury of 12 lay people. Judges help make decisions and explain things to the jury. Jury give their verdict after hearing all evidence.

Question 21

What is the court’s relationship with judges?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What is the court’s relationship with the prison service?

Answer 22

hold prisoners attending court pending their transfer. Arrange recording and live links for prisoners given evidence from prison.

Question 23

What is the court’s relationship with the police?

Answer 23

ensure the safe delivery of a prisoner to court.

Question 24

What is the Ministry of Justice?

Answer 24

created in 2007, it is a government departments and the minister of justice is a member of the cabinet. It is responsible for the court system, legal aid, the legal profession, judges, prisons, penal policing, probation and offender management.

Question 25

Who does the MOJ work with?

Answer 25

Works with a number of government agencies such as the HM courts and Tribunal service, HM prison service, legal aid agency, family court and advisory service and the parole board.