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AC. 1.2 - Coggle Diagram
AC. 1.2
HM prison service have relationships with
the courts - carrying out the custodial sentences that the court has imposed on offenders, supervising defendants who have been remanded into custody, by the court facilitating visits from defence lawyers to their clients in prison
the police - facilitating interviews with prisoners involved in ongoing police investigations
the national probation service - leasing when a prisoner is to be released from police on license
volountary organisation - eg. the victim support is a charity that leases with the police, courts, and CPS to support victims, throughout the stages of a investigation and trial. other volountary organisations include Nacro, women in prison and women's aid
campaigns - to change the justice system, the prison reform trust and INQUEST have relationships with the courts, police, prisons and ministry or justice and the home office
relationships between the justice agencies
Police have relationships with
the courts - giving evidence as prosecution witnesses, providing protection for vulnerable witnesses, holding defendants in police cells and transporting them to and from court
the cps - providing evidence for prosecution of offenders, charging offenders in line with CPS instructions
HM prisons and probation services - police arrest prisoners who have been recalled to prisoner for breaching the terms of their licence. as a result of sarahs law, the police also cooperate with the prison and probation services in managing the list of child sex offenders living in their area
volountary organisations - eg. referring victims and witnesses of crime to victim support, women's refuges, the witness service etc
the crown prosecution service have relationships with
the police - advising on possible lines of enquiry and evidence collection to build a case; instructing them on charging suspects
the courts - preparing and presenting the prosecution case against offenders; preparing appeals against unduly lenient sentences
government departments have relationships with
the courts, prison service and probation service - through HM courts and tribunal service and HM prison and probation service. the ministry of justice is the department responsible
the police - where the home office is the department responsible, eg. for setting national policing priorities
HM courts and tribunal services have relationships with
the courts and judges - supervising the efficient running of the court systems; funding the individual courts
HM prison service - holding prisoner attending court, pending their transfer/ return to prison ; arranging video recordings and live links for prisoners giving evidence from prison
the national probation service have relationships with
HM prison service and the parole board - supervising prisoners who are released on license
the courts - preparing pre sentencing reports on offenders; supervising offenders who have been given a community sentence by the court, supervising drug testing under the courts orders
main agencies of the criminal justice system
the police
- police responsible for enforcing the criminal law, investigate crimes collect evidence and arrest, detain and question suspects. minor cases may issue a caution or fixed penalty notice but usually will send files to the crown protection service where they decide whether to prosecute
the crown prosecution service
- advises the police in their investigation about lines of inquiry and what evidence is required to build a case, it assesses the evidence the police submit to it and decides whether to prosecute and what the charges will be, its decisions are based on applying the full code test, it prepares and presents the prosecution case in court
the courts
- once a suspect is charged they are brought before the magistrates courts. the defendant will pleas guilty or not guilty and pre trial issues such as bail and legal aid will be decided. guilty pleas will lead to a sentencing hearing. non guilty pleas will lead to a trial being arranged.
magistrates court deal with less serious offences (95%)
crown court deals with serious offences, triable by judge and jury
prosecution and defence will present arguments and evidence for defendant and jury or magistrates will decide a verdict, if guilty judge or magistrates will decide the punishments
HM prison and probation service
- carries out sentences given to offenders by the courts
HM prison service- supervises offenders in custody
The national probation service - supervises offenders who are serving their sentences in the community , including prisoners who have been released on license to serve part of their sentence outside prison
they seek to rehabilitate offenders to lead a crime free life