Relationships

Question 1

What is the role of the police

Answer 1

Enforce the criminal law
Investigate crimes and collate evidence
Arrest detain and question suspects

Question 2

Who do the police work with

Answer 2

The courts
The CPS
HM Prison and Probation Service 
Government departments 
Voluntary organisations

Question 3

Relationship between Police and The Courts

Answer 3

• The police give evidence as prosecution witnesses
• They provide protection for vulnerable witnesses giving evidence
• Hold defendants in police cells and transport them to and from courts

Question 4

Relationship between The Police and The CPS

Answer 4

• Provide evidence for the prosecution of offenders

* Charge offenders in line with CPS instructions

Question 5

Relationship between The Police and HM Prison and Probation Service

Answer 5

• Police arrest prisoners who have been recalled to prison for breaching the terms of their license
• The Prison service facilitates interviews with prisoners involved in ongoing police investigations

Question 6

Relationships between The Police and Government departments

Answer 6

•The Home Office finds the police, publishes police crime statistics and sets policing priorities

Question 7

Relationship between The Police and Voluntary Organisations

Answer 7

•Referring victims and witnesses of crime to victim support, women’s refuges, the witness service,etc