Criminology

A defendant

Someone who has witnessed conduct in relation to which he may be or has been called to give evidence in relevant proceedings

An individual who is able to provide or has provided anything which might be used or has been used as evidence in relevant proceedings

A person who is able to provide or has provided anything mentioned in subsection (5) of Section 52 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (whether or not admissible in evidence in relevant proceedings)

Social security benefits should be paid to prisoners on their release from prison

Those who had broken the law should be rehabilitated

The welfare of victims should be a greater concern of criminal justice

The length of prison sentences should be proportionate to the offence committed

Independent Police Complaints Authority

Independent Police Complaints Commission

Police Complaints Authority

Independent Complaints Board

A pressure group

A minor political party

A not for profit enterprise

A charity

Setting up 21 privatised Community Rehabilitation Companies to work with low- and medium-risk offenders with an element of payment-by-results (PbR) to the companies’ contracts

Establishing a new National Probation Service (NPS) to take responsibility for assessing the risks offenders pose, producing pre-sentence reports and managing high-risk offenders

Providing rehabilitative support to prisoners on sentences of less than 12 months

Removing all ‘through-the-gate’ resettlement support

Dossier

Prison file

Parole file

PCL-R

Select the most serious charge that could be proven against the alleged offender

Select the charge carrying the longest maximum prison term

Select the right charge because it cannot be amended at a later date

Select a charge that reflects the seriousness and extent of the offending and also gives the court sufficient sentencing power

Community Safety Act 1996

Crime and Disorder Act 1996

Community Safety Act 1998

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

43%

78%

129%

159%

2000s

1970s

1960s

1940s