AC1.2

• role of the the home office


  oversees the police and protects the public from terror, crime, and anti-social behaviour

  responsible for crime and crime reduction, policing, security, and counter-terrorism
• role of the police


  enforce the law, safeguard the public, collect evidence and intelligence

  
  

  available 24 hours

  
  

  work with probation in the management of offenders, and the CPS in prosecuting
• role of the ministry of justice


  oversees HM courts and Tribunal services, prisons, and the probation service

  
  

  responsible for criminal law and sentencing policy, legal aid, reducing re-offending, and for prisons and probation

  
  

  manages the justice process from end to end
• role of HM prison and probation service


  carries out the sentence given to offenders by the courts, supervises offenders in custody

  seek to rehabilitate offenders so that they can lead a crime free life
• role of the national probation service


  supervises offenders serving their sentence in the community, including those released on licence

  as well as the management and punishment of offenders

  
  

  seek to rehabilitate offenders so that they an lead a crime free life
• role of the HM courts and tribunal service


  responsible for the administration of criminals

  decide bail and legal aid, trials and sentencing

  
  

  works with:

  - the judiciary and government to reduce the number of cases coming before courts and tribunals

  - prisons and police to ensure safe delivery of prisoners to court

  - police who collect and provide evidence to court
• role of the attorney general's office

  oversees the CPS

  is the chief legal advisor to the Government

  has certain public interest in functions such as taking action to appeal unduly lenient sentences, and bringing proceedings under the Contempt of Court Act
• role of the CPS


  decides which cases should be prosecuted ,and prepares and presents cases in court

  determines the appropriate charges for offenders and advises the police on them

  provides information, assistance, and support to victims

  applies the Full Code Test to cases
• the sentencing council


  set up by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 with the aim of encouraging transparency and consistency in sentencing
• formal punishment


  custodial and non-custodial sentences are forms of this
• custodial sentences


  when an offender is sentenced jail time

  should only be given for indictable offences

  
  

  guidelines exist in the length of sentencing and all offences where prison is the punishment have a maximum term laid down by Parliament
• suspended sentence


  the court may decide that a prison sentence is the right punishment for the offence but the offender shouldn't be sent to prison unless they are convicted of a further offence within a given time period
• non-custodial sentences


  community service order, fine, discharge