Analysis of the Criminal Justice System's Support for Crime Victims

This essay provides an overview of the criminal justice system in England and Wales, focusing on the measures introduced to support victims of crime. It begins with an introduction to the criminal justice system, defining its role in addressing criminal activities and ensuring justice. The main body of the essay examines the legal systems within the United Kingdom and the specific measures implemented to aid victims, including legal frameworks, police services, and judicial processes. The essay explores the legislative and judicial elements of the legal system, including the roles of parliament, the judiciary, and the hierarchy of courts. The essay also addresses the processes of police investigation, data collection, and analysis. The conclusion summarizes the key points, emphasizing the importance of a criminal justice system that effectively supports victims. The essay highlights the complexities of the system and its ongoing efforts to balance justice for all parties involved.

Introduction to the Criminal
Justice System

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
What measures has the criminal justice system introduced in recent years to support
victims of crime in England and Wales?.....................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................7
INTRODUCTION
Criminal justice is that kind of justice which is been given in order to deal over criminal
activities and cases. This justice is helpful in delivering of justice in relation to crime committed
by an individual. It includes all kinds of government agencies and institution used for passing
judgement within criminal cases. Further such justice system helps in monitoring and controlling
crime within society. It has helped in taking decision upon heinous crime taking place within a
country. These kind of criminal justice makes rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other
crimes, and moral support for victims to be provided in order to provide second chance to
victims to live freely in society. Scope of criminal justice is wider in nature and nature is
dynamic which makes justice to be attained. Things covered in this essay is based upon criminal
justice system of England.
MAIN BODY
What measures has the criminal justice system introduced in recent years to support
victims of crime in England and Wales?
The United Kingdom is having four kinds of legal system which is based upon
geographical area which are English law, Scots law, Northern Ireland law and Wale law. These
laws deal upon those kind of aspects which exists within United Kingdom. Various kinds of
legislation is been formed which makes in order to makes these laws effective within specified
location(Forrester and Hopkin, 2019)However, unlike the other three, Welsh law is not a
separate legal system per se, merely the primary and secondary legislation generated by the

Welsh Parliament, interpreted in accordance with the doctrines of English law and not impacting
upon English common law (except where such Welsh legislation ousts a common law rule by
virtue of being a superior form of law). There is a substantial overlap between these three legal
systems and the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Scotland,
and Northern Ireland. All legal system have jurisdiction which have been given to them. Legal
system followed within United Kingdom has been helping in creating impact over all kinds of
laws which has been existing within the legal system of United Kingdom. The legal system
makes parliament and judiciary to work as per powers assign to them. There are various kinds of
laws which exist within United Kingdom and controls crime of civil and criminal nature. Legal
system of United Kingdom has two main elements that legislative and judiciary. Legislative form
law with the help of proper process in the process three reading stage is involved. Also it
provides guidance to state in order make sure that legal authority of state is not lost due to new
laws. Bills in United Kingdom is been presented within House of Common and no discussion
takes place in first meeting. Second reading bill is been presented again for discussion and voting
which is done. If any amendment is suggested again bill is presented with the amendments and
then voting done again. After this bill is been send to House of Lords in order to make final
reading done and any amendment suggested by Lords then it is done. The final step is to get
Royal assets which mean signature of monarch the power has been given to them under Royal
assent act.
The judiciary helps in making legal system to be formed more effective. In United
Kingdom hierarchy of court is followed within which Supreme Court is the highest court of
appeal which handles all kinds of cases within United Kingdom. Then comes High court which
deals upon cases that has been passed from lower courts. Also handles appeals of all nature that
is why know as Court of appeal also. It is divided into three divisions that is queens’ court
handling criminal cases, chancellor’s court which handles cases of civil nature. Then comes
family division which is based upon handling matters related to marriage, family and children.
Then comes the lower courts which has been helping in dealing over cases at first instance such
cases can be of bit civil and criminal nature. Then comes special courts which have been formed
in order to deal over special matters such courts are tribunals, juvenile and administrative courts.
Then comes fast track courts that improvise decision making and justice of court. In the criminal
justice system victims has been special attention by forming laws related to equality, domestic

violence and criminal acts then police act has been introduced which has given power to police
over investigating within the matters of crime. Victim has been helped by providing them
judicial system and police services that has helped in dealing over various kinds of cases based
upon criminal nature (Dancig-Rosenberg and Gal, 2019). It has been provided with essential
services over victims who has suffered crime and it includes assistance that is been provided to
them by the police. Also they have help in making law enforcement possible in more effective
manner. Also aid is been provided regarding investigation which has to be made in relation to
crime. Also various elements is required to be kept in mind by police which helps in making
assistance better which are . Law enforcement, prosecution, defence counsel, judiciary,
probation, institutional corrections, parole. These elements help police in making investigation
done in more effective manner. Police has been given powers to search a persons house after
issuing an search warrant from Magistrate. Also police is required to makes sure all facts is been
written. In modern time acts like Police act 1996 has been formed in order to constitute police
authorities which makes victims hopeful in getting justice. Further victims has been given power
in order ti hire legal personal and file case over the person to be accused. The current justice
system of criminal nature makes individual file cases and procures evidences in order to prove
the accused guilty. Thus make judicial proceedings to be lengthy an time consuming (Carroll,
2021). Also justice is been delayed since dates for next proceedings is given fir vary long time or
at least gap of 15 days. Specially in criminal case fir investigation police is required ti follows
certain steps which are Immediate action in the event of an incident, immediate action to be
taken may include making the area safe, preserving the scene and notifying relevant parties. The
investigation begins even at this early stage, by collecting perishable evidence, e.g. CCTV tapes,
samples. Plan the investigation planning ensures that the investigation is systematic and
complete. What resources will be required? Who will be involved? How long will the
investigation take? For severe or complex incidents, an investigation team will be more effective
than a single investigator. Data collection information about the incident is available from
numerous sources, not only people involved or witnesses to the event, but also from equipment,
documents and the scene of the incident. Data analysis typically, an incident is not just a single
event, but a chain of events. The sequence of events needs to be understood before identifying
why the incident happened. Corrective actions many investigations make the mistake of raising
actions which deal only with the direct causes – a quick fix, putting last-lines-of- defence back in

place. By ignoring the root and underlying causes, not only do they miss an opportunity to
reduce the risk of recurrence of the incident, but they also leave open the possibility that other,
dissimilar incidents may also occur, arising from the same, common root cause. Reporting the
investigation is concluded when all outstanding issues have been closed out and the findings
have been communicated so that lessons can be shared. Communication mechanisms include
formal incident investigation reports, alerts, presentations and meeting topics(Bell, Hodgson and
Pragnell, 2019).
The above discussion proves that Victims is not been taken care and has to wait very long
for obtaining justice within relation to criminal cases. So it can be seen that thought criminal
justice system exists but victims is not treated well in terms of making justice possible.
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion it can be concluded that criminal justice system is that kind of
system which has been helping in making justice generated with the help of courts. Also criminal
justice includes parliament, courts and police which makes justice to be served in more effective
manner. In this essay thing that has been covered is based upon laws forming process within UK
since its is part of criminal justice system. Then hierarchy of court is been covered which makes
various kinds of cases handled within the curt possible. Then investigation to be done by police
is been covered and then victims situation with treatment is covered in the end.

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