Ac 1.2

• Police

  Responsible for enforcing the law, investigating crime, collecting evidence, arresting, detaining and questioning suspects

  • Offering penalty notices cautions
  • Work with courts to ensure defendants in custody are brought before them
  • Give evidence in court
  • Work with probation in managing an offender nearing release
  • Work with CPS and trying to charge and prosecute offenders
• CPS


  Independent prosecution agency for England and Wales dealing with about 1/2 million cases a year

  • Advise police on charging a suspect, lines of enquiry and whatever evidence is required
  • Assess as evidence using full code test and ensure there’s enough evidence to charge a suspect
  • Appear in court to conduct the advocacy of a case
• HM courts and tribunal service

  Responsible for the administration of the courts and tribunals in England and Wales
• Courts

  Once charged, they brought before magistrates court, defendable plead guilty or not guilty, and pre-trial issues such as bail and legal aid are decided. Guilty plea leads to sentencing hearing, no guilty plead leads to trial being arranged.

  • Magistrates court-less serious
  • Crown court-serious
  • Lawyers present, argument and evidence (testimonial witness statement or physical weapons and goods) for and against the defendant
  • Jury decides the verdict
• HM prison and probation

  Prison-

  • Supervise offenders in custody,
  • lawyers may ask for prison visits to have legal consultations with clients

  probation-

  • Supervisors offenders who are serving their senses in the community, including prisoners who are released and licensed to serve part of their sentence outside prison
  • Work with other charity organisations to help prisoner leave prison successfully
  • Liaise with police, should there be any issues whilst they’re on probation