The Organisations of the criminal justice system

The agency resonsiple for enforcing the law , investigating crime, collecting evidence, arresting and detaining suspects is

• The CPS

• The Police

In minor cases the police have the power to

• beat up suspects

• caution or give fixed penality notices to offenders.

The agency that advice the police on what evidence they need to secure a proecution are

• The Crown Prosecution

• The probation service

• The Courts

• HM Prison Service

When deciding whether to prosecute the CPS apply

• The guilty or not guilty test.

• The Full Code test

The two separate stages of of the Full Code test are:

• The guilty or not guilty test and the treshold test.

• The evidential test and the Publich interest test.

A suspect may be charged even when the evidence of the Full Code test cannot be met if ...

• the case meets the Treshhold test

• the suspect has previous convictions

To meet the Threshold test to charge a suspect there must be

• enough people who don't trust the suspect.

• reasonable grounds

  to believe the person has committed the offence

• grounds to believe further evidence will be fortcoming

• The case is serious enough to charrge the suspect immediately

Once a suspect has been charged they will be sent to ...

• the Magistrates where they will plead guily or not guilty.

• Supreme court where they will be sentenced.

The plea that leads to a trial is ...

• the guilty plea.

• the not guilty plea.

Tribual are specialist courts who's judges and members deal with cases involving issues such

• employment

• immigration and asylum

• Tax

• School exclusions