AC1.2 Describe The Organisation Of The Criminal Justice System In England And Wales

Question 1

What purposes does the criminal justice serve?

Answer 1

-creates laws and administers them(involves passing laws through parliament)
-law enforcement through police
-courts- prosecution and defence in determining the outcome of criminal cases
-punishment of convicted offenders through prison and probation service.

Question 2

What is law creation?

Answer 2

-parliament passes legislation
-judges creates laws by setting judicial precedents that other courts must follow, and by interpreting the meaning of statues.
-this system is administered by the minister of justice and home office.

Question 3

What does MAPPA do?

Answer 3

Multi agencies Public Protection Arrangements - Assesses and manages the risk around sexual and violent offenders consists of police probation and prison services

Question 4

Relationship between the police and probation?

Answer 4

-Conduct joint visits on individuals under MAPPA eg sex offenders to manage risk.
- also arrest individuals who breach license conditions on behalf of probation.
-probation will contact the police to arrest somebody who have breached their license conditions.

Question 5

Relationships between Police and prisons

Answer 5

-police will arrest prisoners who have breached license conditions.
-also work along probation and prison under MAPPA to manage and assess risk of dangerous offenders.

Question 6

Relationship between the courts and the police?

Answer 6

-if an individual is deemed too dangerous the police will remand them in custody until their next court date.
-police may attend court to validate evidence as prosecution witness for example
-the police will also attend court to potentially protect vulnerable witnesses.

Question 7

Relationship between the CPS and the police

Answer 7

-police gather evidence and submit it to the cps. The cps will then advise the police whether the suspect will be charged or not then the police will advise the suspect or the decision the CPS have made.

Question 8

Relationship between the CPS and the courts

Answer 8

Cps prepares and presents prosecution case against defendants; prepares appeals against unduly lenient sentencing.

Question 9

Relationship between the courts and prison

Answer 9

The courts has a relationship with prison by holding prisoners attending court. Pending their transfer/ return to prison arranging video recordings and live links for prisoners giving evidence from prison.

Question 10

Relationship between probation and prison

Answer 10

Probation have a relationship with prison as they supervise prisoners who have been realised on license.

Question 11

Relationship between probation and courts

Answer 11

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