How does the Criminal Justice system work?

If you are interested in what the criminal justice system is and how it works you can find information on the DirectGov website including information:

• Information about the police including what you can expect and your rights.
• Different types of crimes.
• Ways that you can report crime and what happens after you make a report.
• What happens at a court.
• How sentences are passed and carried out.
• Details about what prisons and the probation service do.
• Specific information for victims and witnesses.
• Crime preventation.