CPS Reforms Flashcards
What year was the Narey review
1998
What was the main criticism of the Narey review
Lack of preperation and delay in bringing cases to court
What refrom was introduced in the Narey review?
Caseworkers were employed and trained to review files and present straightforward guilty pleas. Freed up CPS lawyers
When was the Glidewell Report published?
1999
Give three criticisms the Glidewell Report contained?
12% of cases being discontinued where the police had charged
Charges being downgraded
Tense working relationship between police and CPS
Delays between arrest and sentence
Unreliable witnesses
What were the three reforms of the glidewell report?
14 areas divided into 42 each with a chief crown prosecuter
CPS now based in police stations. With criminal justice units to encourage working relationships
Revised code for crown prosecuters
What incident was the Macpherson report published after?
The murder of stephen lawrence
What was the main criticism of the Macpherson report?
The police were insitutionally racist
What was the main reform of the Macpherson report?
Police required to publish racial equality report. Investigation carried out to ensure these rules are being followed
What did the auld review reccomend?
The introduction of statutory charging which would allow the cps to charge in all but a few routine cases
When was this reccomendation actually introduced?
In the 2003 criminal justice act
When was the case of Abu Hamza and what did it highlight?
2006 highlighted the still tense relationship between the police and cps
