Chapter 24 Self-test questions

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. The governance structure for the police divides power and responsibility across different individuals and bodies. Which of the following are part of this structure? (Select all that apply.)

Chief constable or commissioner correct incorrect

The Home Office correct incorrect

The Youth Justice Board correct incorrect

Police and Crime Commissioner correct incorrect

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. Which of the following are responsibilities of a Police and Crime Commissioner? (Select all that apply.)

The hiring and firing of the chief constable correct incorrect

Setting the police force's budget correct incorrect

Creating the Police and Crime Plan correct incorrect

Determining how high-profile cases should be investigated correct incorrect

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. Which philosophy underpins a style of policing that effectively turned the 'boys-in-blue' and 'girls-in-blue' into 'citizens-in-uniform'?

Imperative policing correct incorrect

Policing by consent correct incorrect

Policing by the public correct incorrect

Collaborative policing correct incorrect

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. What is the phrase commonly used to describe the practice of police officers going out on patrol as pedestrians?

High-visibility policing correct incorrect

Bobbies on the beat correct incorrect

Blue boy patrol correct incorrect

Proactive policing correct incorrect

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. Which of the following are the responsibility of the CPS? (Select all that apply.)

Advising the police on cases for possible prosecution correct incorrect

Taking cases from the police once a defendant has been charged and ordered to appear at court correct incorrect

Assisting the police to investigate crime correct incorrect

Presenting a case at court correct incorrect

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. Which of the following best describes the CPS' role?

The victim's lawyer correct incorrect

The police's lawyer correct incorrect

The independent prosecutor correct incorrect

The defence lawyer correct incorrect

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. What are the tests that Crown Prosecutors apply in deciding whether to pursue a case? (Select all that apply.)

Whether a case will be popular correct incorrect

Whether there is a realistic chance of conviction correct incorrect

Whether the case is in the public interest correct incorrect

Whether the police are certain of a person's guilt correct incorrect

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. 'All criminal cases start in the Magistrates Courts.' True or false?

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following are powers of the Crown Court? (Select all that apply.)

Power to act as the final court of appeal correct incorrect

Power to impose unlimited fines correct incorrect

Power to impose life imprisonment correct incorrect

Power to overturn laws passed by Parliament correct incorrect

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. What is the 'duty solicitor' scheme?

A list of lawyers available to the police correct incorrect

A scheme to train lawyers to provide advocacy at court correct incorrect

The provision of free legal advice at a police station or at court correct incorrect

A directory of lawyers providing out-of-hours advice for those appearing at court correct incorrect

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. Which of the following have been identified as challenges facing the courts? (Select all that apply.)

Too many young solicitors correct incorrect

An increase in the complexity of cases correct incorrect

The lack of duty solicitors correct incorrect

Cuts in funding correct incorrect

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. What is the main role of probation?

To ensure that offenders comply with the terms of their order correct incorrect

To impose additional restrictions to control offenders correct incorrect

To prevent crime alongside the police correct incorrect

To act as an alternative to the courts correct incorrect

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. Which of the following are classed as probation? (Select all that apply.)

Serving a community sentence correct incorrect

Volunteering in the community post-release correct incorrect

Being acquitted of a crime correct incorrect

Being released on licence or parole subject to supervision correct incorrect

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. 'The modern-day probation service has seen an increase in workloads and a shift towards ________ management.' What is the missing word in this statement?

risk correct incorrect

excessive correct incorrect

control correct incorrect

violence correct incorrect

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. According to Ministry of Justice figures, what proportion of HMPPS staff declared themselves to be Black Asian or Minority Ethnic in 2018?

9.6% correct incorrect

20.7% correct incorrect

50% correct incorrect

35.3% correct incorrect

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. Prisons are organised into categories that largely reflect their level of security. Which is the highest level of security?

Category A correct incorrect

Category B correct incorrect

Category C correct incorrect

Category D correct incorrect

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. The prison population in England and Wales has increased in recent years to a 'new normal'. What is this new population level?

Over 80,000 correct incorrect

Over 100,000 correct incorrect

Over 150,000 correct incorrect

Over 200,000 correct incorrect

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. What are the purposes of prison? (Select all that apply.)

Protection of the public correct incorrect

Punishment correct incorrect

Rehabilitation correct incorrect

Victim satisfaction correct incorrect

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. The House of Commons Health and Social Care committee (2018) identified short staffing and overcrowding as issues that impacted on the extent to which prisons could fulfil all their intended functions. What is the consequence of this for the way in which prisons currently operate?

Prisons are able to provide more educational programmes correct incorrect

Prisons have expanded their health and care facilities correct incorrect

Prisons operate primarily in their rehabilitative role correct incorrect

Prisons operate primarily within their incapacitation role correct incorrect