CJS Agencies Notes

Role of the Police: Not explicitly detailed, but implied to be building cases with evidence.
Agencies they work with:
- Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
- Courts and Tribunals
- Probation Service
- Prison Service
- Charities
Brief description of the relationship: Not explicitly given but inferred that the police work with the other agencies in order to perform their role in the Criminal Justice System.

Role of the CPS: Responsible for prosecuting criminals in the UK.
- Taking an offender to court.
- Advising police on lines of enquiry.
- Making a case using evidence collected by police to secure a guilty verdict.
Created as: A separate, unbiased service from the police to ensure fair trials and convictions.
Agencies they work with:
- Police: The police send cases with all the evidence to be reviewed for potential prosecution.
- Courts and Tribunals: The CPS is told what evidence is needed to take a case to court and the criteria to determine which court it goes to, based on the seriousness of the crime.
- Probation Service: Advises the probation service on the suitability of offenders on parole in the public.
- Prison Service: Uses inmates in prisons to build evidence for a case.
- Charities: Carers Trust takes care of the immigration stage of a case.

Role of the National Probation Service: Monitors newly released offenders or those given a probationary sentence instead of a prison sentence.
- Ensures that the offender is following any conditions provided via the courts.
- Ensures that the offender is re-entering society smoothly.
- Probation officers may also do home visits and welfare checks depending on the crime and its severity.
Works with all agencies involved in the CJS to ensure personal and public safety of a newly released offender.
Agencies they work with:
- Police: Maintained for any cases in which violence may occur in which police intervention is necessary. Police may also come with a probation officer to a home visit if they feel that they are unsafe.
- CPS: Monitored through the offender and if they are continuing to follow any conditions given in replacement of a prison sentence.
- Courts and Tribunals: Those released after prison or have been released on parole may experience similar conditions and necessary monitoring.
- Prison services: New releases or planned released offenders are discussed to assess any risks they may pose on society or if specific needs are needed to be put in place to support said offender through their re- introduction into society.
- Any appropriate charities: Provide support and advice to those struggling with re-introduction into society.

Role:
- Protect the public
- Secure crime scenes
- Handle criminals and investigations
- Facilitate interviews with prisoners involved in ongoing police investigations.
- Enforce the law
- Question and arrest suspects
The prison service work with the courts and police when a defendant is awaiting trial, they give access to the police and CPS for interviews and questioning.
Agencies they work with:
- Police
- Courts and Tribunals: Holding offenders attending court and provide video links for prisoners giving evidence from inside prison.
- National Probation Service: Releasing of prisoners onto licence and preparing for their release.
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Local councils
- Youth offending teams
- MAPPA (Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements)
- Crimestoppers
- NHS
- Princess Trust
- Age UK
- Stop Hate UK
- Civil Service
- LGBT Foundation