AC1.2 Describe the Organisation of the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales Flashcards
Briefly explain the work and aims of the Ministry of Justice.
Oversees the organisations in the criminal justice system to reduce re-offending and keep the system safe and improve it.
Briefly explain the work and aims of the Courts.
Decide if the offender is guilty or not and give a sentence.
Briefly explain the work and aims of the Police.
They enforce the law and keep the public safe.
Briefly explain the work and aims of the Probation Service.
- Prepare pre-sentence reports
- Assess offender’s residencies.
- Communicate with victims.
- Assess the progress of a prisoner.
- Help offenders meet their court-given probation orders.
- Reduce re-offending.
- Rehabilitate prisoners.
Briefly explain the work and aims of the Sentencing Council.
- Keep sentencing consistent.
- Monitor the use of guidelines.
- Assess the impact of guidelines.
- Issue information to the public about sentencing in courts.
Briefly explain the work and aims of the CPS.
- Decide is a case is ready or not for prosecution.
- Prepare and prosecute cases in court.
Briefly explain the work and aims of the Prison Service.
- Keep offenders in custody
- Stop offenders from reoffending.
How many prisons are run by HM Prisons?
109 out of 123 total.
Briefly explain the work and aims of Charities.
- Improve the prisons.
- Ensure all prisoners are treated fairly.
Give an example of charity that works within the criminal justice system and the work that they do.
1) Prison Reform Trust - they try and get less people into prison and suggest that only the most serious offenders should go to prison. They also say that those who are in prison should be cared for and given education to support them when they leave.
2) Prison Advice and Care Trust - give practical and emotional support to families of those who are in prison.
Explain how law creation works with other agencies.
- Prison - pass laws which can reform the prison.
- Police - the police enforce the laws that have been made.
- Courts - the courts apply the law/the judges can make a new law or change a law by setting a judicial precedent.
Explain how the Sentencing Council works with other agencies.
- Courts - they advise the courts on what the sentence should be for an offences.
Explain how the Courts work with other agencies.
- Law Creation - the courts apply the laws that have been made/the courts could influence new law or legal changes with a judicial precedent.
- Prison - the courts send a guilty defendant straight to prison/the courts can receive a video link from a prisoner is custody via the prison service/the prison services can hold a prisoner in a cell while the court is waiting to try them.
- Sentencing Council - the courts are advised on what to convict by the sentencing council.
- Probation - the courts will give probation orders/the courts receive pre-sentence reports from the probation services.
- CPS - the CPS prosecute in court on behalf of the crown/the CPS can appeal to the courts if they believe the sentence is unduly lenient.
- Police - the Police appear in court to give evidence/the courts and Police work together to determine bail.
Explain how the Prisons work with other agencies.
- Courts - the prisons hold prisoners in the cells while they are waiting for a court hearing/prisons can prepare a prisoner for a video link to send to the courts/defendants who are found guilty will be sent to prison.
- Probation - the prisons can take back those who have breached their probation/prisons work with probation to monitor on license prisoners/they with with probation services to manage long-term probation.
- Charities- work with charities to ensure prisoners are treaty correctly.
- Law Creation - prisons can be reformed by new laws made.
Explain how the Probation Services work with other agencies.
- Prison - probation works with the prisons to manage long-term probation/they work with the prisons to monitor on license prisoners/those who breach probation can be sent back to prison.
- Courts - the probation services prepare pre-sentence reports for court/probation has to adhere to the conditions given for probation by the courts.
- Police - probation orders can be enforced by the Police/the Police can arrest someone if they breach their probation orders.
- Charities - a condition of an offender’s bail may be that they have to visit a charity like AA/Probation services and charities work together to reform offenders.
