Aims and objectives of the prison service
- protect the public
- rehabilitate
- implement sentences
Funding of the prison service
Government, through taxation
Philosophy of the prison service
Preventing victims by changing the lives of offenders
Working practices of the prison service
122 prisons, holding 82,000 prisoners
Types of offenders the prison service deals with
Higher risk offenders who are deemed unfit to serve their sentence in the community
Reach of the prison service
Nationally organised, prisoners will be sent to local prison then classified where they may be moved.
Aims and objectives of the probation service
Supervises high risk offenders released into the community
Funding of the probations service
Part of the HM prison service, comes from general tax
Philosophy of the probation service
-The belief that offenders can change
Working practices of the probation service
Supervises 250,000 prisoners on probation at one time
Types of criminality the probation service deal with
Offenders that are safe enough to serve their sentence in the community
Reach of the probation service
National service, operates locally
Aims and objectives of charities and pressure groups
Charities - support victims or prisoners
pressure groups - raise awareness and pressure the Gov to make change
Funding of charities and pressure groups
Rely on donations as they are a not - for profit organisation
Philosophy of charities and pressure groups (nacro)
Seeking to change lives, strengthen communities and prevent crime
Working practices (nacro)
Working with ex prisoners and vulnerable
Types of criminality and offender nacro deal with
- ex offenders
- victims
- vulnerable people
Reach of nacro
National organisation who have local activities
Funding of the police
Council tax
Aims and objectives of the police
- prevent crime
- arrest offenders
- investigate crime
Philosophy of the police
Prevent crime and disorder, use physical violence as a last resort, impartiality when enforcing the law
Working practices of the police
PCSO - anti social behaviour
PCC - ensure safe and efficient policing
