AC1.2 Relationships between agencies in CJS

Question 1

law creation

Answer 1

• government create laws for police to enforce, they create sentencing laws which reflected in prison sentences- these are maintained and inspected by government agencies
• judicial process is carried out by judge in CC

Question 2

law enforcement

Answer 2

• CPS rely on evidence from the police, police reinforce the laws made from Parliament and if someone is on probation rules set out by the police must be followed DONT DO
• police gather evidence for CPS
• police give important evidence when interviewing prisoners

Question 3

the courts

Answer 3

CPS:
- police give evidence to CPS they advise the police and present the case to court DONT DO

Police and probation:

• courts work with the police and prisons to ensure safe delivery of prisoners to court
• police can appear as witnesses in court
• probation service prepares pre-sentence report for the courts and the evidence from police is used in court, carry out court others such as drug testing

Question 4

punishment

Answer 4

Prison:

• court send to prison and police initially discovered the offenders who were placed in prison
• prison work with the courts as they are supervising and punishing

Probation:

• CPS implement the types of sentence is given, if probation is not followed, they are sent back to court
• work with prison as they support offenders before and after their release from prison
• gives reports in relation to prison service
• prison and probation focus on punishing (prison with detaining, probation with supervising)
• probation and prison carry out punishment from the court