Deck 24: The Crown Prosecution Service

Question 1

What are the two main Acts credited with the creation of the Crown Prosecution Service?

A) The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
B) The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
C) The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 and the Crown Prosecution Service Act 1980
D) The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Philips Enquiry 1981

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is the main overall function of the Crown Prosecution Service?

A) To send offenders to prison
B) To assist the police in prosecuting criminal cases in England and Wales
C) To prosecute criminal cases that have been investigated by the police and several other state investigative organisations in England and Wales
D) To oversee civil court cases

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a duty of the Director of Public Prosecutions?

A) Advising police forces on matters relating to criminal offences
B) Appearing for the prosecution when directed by the court to do so on certain types of appeal cases
C) Taking over the conduct of criminal proceedings instituted by a police force
D) To safeguard the independence of prosecutors

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Who is responsible for designating barristers or solicitors within the CPS as Crown Prosecutors?

A) The Associate Prosecutors
B) The Attorney General
C) The Director of Public Prosecutions
D) The Police

Question 5

What is an associate prosecutor within the CPS?

A) Barristers or solicitors responsible for representing the CPS in the courts
B) Staff who are not legally qualified, but are permitted to represent the CPS in bail applications and other pre-trial applications
C) The head of the CPS
D) The representative of the defendant

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the four key functions of the CPS?

A) Making decisions on whether to prosecute and for which offence
B) Advising the police
C) Determining whether a case is suitable for an "out of court disposal"
D) Making decisions on changing suspects of minor road-traffic and regulatory offences

Question 7

What are the two stages of the Full Code Test?

A) The Evidential Stage and the Public Interest Stage
B) The Public Interest Stage and the Cross-examination Stage
C) The Prosecution Stage and the Cross-examination Stage
D) The Evidential Stage and the Prosecution Stage

Question 8

Within the CPS, who is responsible for meeting the requirements of the Victims Code?

A) The Police
B) Victim Code Enforcers
C) Victim Liaison Units
D) The Director of Public Prosecutions

Question 9

In what situation is the full code test used?

A) When deciding how an offender should be punished
B) When deciding if a suspect should be charged with an offence
C) When the offender is found guilty
D) When the victim is vulnerable

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of a private prosecution?

A) A immigration-related case brought by the UK Border Agency
B) A case brought to the courts by a lawyer acting on behalf of an individual person
C) An animal welfare case brought by the RSPCA
D) A case of a driving license offence brought by the DVLA