Chapter 13 Self-test questions

. The Crown Prosecution Service was created by which Act of Parliament?

Prosecution of Offenders Act 1985

Prosecution of Offences Act 1985

Criminal Justice Act 1985

Criminal Offences (Prosecution and Procedure) Act 1985

. Who is in day-to-day charge of the CPS?

Chief Prosecutor

Chief Crown Prosecutor

Director of Public Prosecutions

Attorney-General

. How many specialist national divisions are there in the CPS?

6

4

3

1

. The officer in day-to-day charge of a local CPS area is known as the _____ Crown Prosecutor.

. When deciding to prosecute an offender, the presumption is that the full code test will be applied which has ___ elements.

. Which statute has placed limits on the use of simple cautions?

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Crime and Courts Act 2013

Coroners and Justice Act 2009

Criminal Justice Act 2003

. Which Act of Parliament introduced conditional cautions?

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Criminal Justice Act 2003

Crime and Courts Act 2013

Coroners and Justice Act 2009

. Offences triable only on indictment are heard in the magistrates' court.

True

False

. How is the evidential test best explained?

Satisfied to be sure that the defendant will be convicted.

More likely than not that the defendant will be convicted.

A prima facie case against the defendant.

A realistic prospect of conviction.

. Offences are divided into how many classifications of offences for the purposes of trial?

2

3

4

5

. Where a defendant is being tried for an either-way offence the magistrates' have the ultimate decision as to whether it is heard by them or referred to the Crown Court.

True

False

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