What is the Criminal Justice System?
The Criminal Justice System (CJS) is one of the major public services in the country. It is made up of Chief Officers from each of the criminal justice agencies including the Police, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Prison, Probation Service and Her Magesty’s Court Service (HMCS), along with the Youth Offending Service.
The work of these agencies is overseen by three government departments: the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office and the Attorney General's Office.
These departments and agencies are working together to reform and improve the Criminal Justice System in order to prevent and detect crime to protect and serve the public. To give victims and witness all the support they need and to punish and rehabilitate offenders.
Here in Suffolk we are one of the 42 Local Criminal Justice Boards (LCJB) which lead on key priorities for reducing crime and administering justice on a regional basis. LCJBs work with all the agencies simular to a national level but are charged with deliverying on local issues and supporting the local communities.
To find out more about each agency and what it does follow the link on the right hand side which will take you to each agency’s dedicated website.