AC 1.2 - police
- Created by: Jess2814
- Created on: 29-01-23 15:13
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- POLICE
- roles
- secure crime scenes
- gather + secure evidence
- maintain order
- interview people
- investigate + arrest people
- issue out cautions + fixed penalty notices
- visible form of social control
- first to a crime scene
- 43 police forces in England and Wales
- relationships
- CPS
- relationship isn't always good
- CPS was established in 1986 following the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
- did this to avoid police bias
- CPS was established in 1986 following the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
- police send the CPS files so they can decide whether to prosecute
- CPS advise the police in the early stages of an investigation
- CPS determine appropriate charges in serious / complex cases
- relationship isn't always good
- courts
- police can give evidence as expert witnesses
- police ensure safe delivery of prisoners to court
- prison services
- police travel to see inmates who don't have bail who are awaiting their trial date
- police can send offenders to prison whilst they are on bail
- police transport offenders to prison
- prison services facilitate interviews with prisoners involved in ongoing police investigations
- probation services
- close relationship
- police may need to re-arrest someone if their conditions are broken
- creates another case for the police
- police do regular checks for some on probation
- usually sex offenders
- police are responsible for managing sex offenders on release
- following Sarah's Law
- CPS
- roles
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