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Organisation of the criminal justice system - Coggle Diagram
Organisation of the criminal justice system
Agencies of the CJS
Law creation
Parliament passes Acts
Judges create laws by judicial precedent and statutory interpretation
The Ministry of Justice and the Home Office administrate the system
The police
Enforcing criminal law, investigate crimes, arrest, secure crime scenes.
Send files to the CPS to decide whether to prosecute
The courts: give evidence as prosecution witnesses, provide protection for vulnerable witnesses, hold defendents in cells, transporting them to and from court
The CPS: Provide evidence for prosecution of offenders, charge offenders
The CPS
Advises the police in their inquiry and what evidence is required to build a case
Assesses evidence police submit and decide whether to prosecute and what the charge
Decisions based on the Full Code Test
Prepares and presents the prosecution case in court
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Administration of courts and tribunals
Courts
When charged, brought before magistrates. Plead guilty/not guilty.
HM Prisons and Probation Service
Carries out sentences given to offenders by the courts
Relationships between the justice agencies