"The Criminal Justice System (CJS) is one of the major public services in the country. Across the CJS, agencies such as the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, the courts, prisons and probation work together to deliver criminal justice."
(National Archives)
Some of the initiatives are run by voluntary organisations such as the Victim Support scheme which offers assistance to victims of crime. There are forty-two local boards to share responsibility. These boards bring together the chief officers of the CJS agencies to co-ordinate activity and share responsibility for delivering criminal justice at a local level. Its main aims are; to deliver justice for all, not just by punishing the criminals, but by protecting the innocent and rehabilitating …show more content…
But he hadn’t, and I wanted to meet him to show him he hadn’t destroyed me. They told me he was doing victim awareness work in prison – but how can anyone tell him the impact of his crime – except me telling him myself?” (Ministry of Justice 2012) The Steering Group met with a shared vision and belief – that all crime victims at whatever stage of criminal justice, should have access to a high quality restorative justice process. Also, it is though that the experience of restorative justice can change the lives of offenders. The Steering Group also recognised a chance to make a step change in the provision of RJ for victims at a national level through this action plan, and also by enabling local agencies and Police and Crime Commissioners to provide high quality local RJ services.
"Criminal justice policy and planning are moral-based entities. By this I mean that they operate in an arena that deals with moral questions of right and wrong. What constitutes justice or injustice as well as the application of individual responsibility, culpability and blame."
(Professional Issues in Criminal …show more content…
Its aim was to change the Criminal Justice System from an: “Uncoordinated and fragmented system into a seamless and efficient service.”
It set out to prevent crime whilst protecting victims, responds efficiently and effectively and punishes and reforms. The paper was written in response to the 2011 riots that occurred throughout the country. The riots revealed that most of these people were well known to the authorities and had been through the criminal justice system before, some on numerous occasions. In total, those brought before the courts within two months of the riots had committed nearly 20,000 previous offences, at an average of 11 previous offences per individual. The system clearly was not working!
Anti-social behaviour is a major country wide concern, so out of court sanctions are being trialled, e.g. fines. Neighbourhood Justice Panels are being introduced, as is the 7-day week for Magistrates Courts. It is an attempt to give back power and responsibility to communities to achieve fast effective results for minor crimes. Information technology will be
(National Archives)
Some of the initiatives are run by voluntary organisations such as the Victim Support scheme which offers assistance to victims of crime. There are forty-two local boards to share responsibility. These boards bring together the chief officers of the CJS agencies to co-ordinate activity and share responsibility for delivering criminal justice at a local level. Its main aims are; to deliver justice for all, not just by punishing the criminals, but by protecting the innocent and rehabilitating …show more content…
But he hadn’t, and I wanted to meet him to show him he hadn’t destroyed me. They told me he was doing victim awareness work in prison – but how can anyone tell him the impact of his crime – except me telling him myself?” (Ministry of Justice 2012) The Steering Group met with a shared vision and belief – that all crime victims at whatever stage of criminal justice, should have access to a high quality restorative justice process. Also, it is though that the experience of restorative justice can change the lives of offenders. The Steering Group also recognised a chance to make a step change in the provision of RJ for victims at a national level through this action plan, and also by enabling local agencies and Police and Crime Commissioners to provide high quality local RJ services.
"Criminal justice policy and planning are moral-based entities. By this I mean that they operate in an arena that deals with moral questions of right and wrong. What constitutes justice or injustice as well as the application of individual responsibility, culpability and blame."
(Professional Issues in Criminal …show more content…
Its aim was to change the Criminal Justice System from an: “Uncoordinated and fragmented system into a seamless and efficient service.”
It set out to prevent crime whilst protecting victims, responds efficiently and effectively and punishes and reforms. The paper was written in response to the 2011 riots that occurred throughout the country. The riots revealed that most of these people were well known to the authorities and had been through the criminal justice system before, some on numerous occasions. In total, those brought before the courts within two months of the riots had committed nearly 20,000 previous offences, at an average of 11 previous offences per individual. The system clearly was not working!
Anti-social behaviour is a major country wide concern, so out of court sanctions are being trialled, e.g. fines. Neighbourhood Justice Panels are being introduced, as is the 7-day week for Magistrates Courts. It is an attempt to give back power and responsibility to communities to achieve fast effective results for minor crimes. Information technology will be