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Criminal Justice System simplified Breach Guilty Not Guilty Appeal Breach Parliament lays down legislation governing every stage of the process Suspect is arrested and interviewed Suspect charged Incident does not constitute a crime Found guilty Incident constitutes a crime Crime is reported Police investigate allegation Crime goes unreported Crime remains unsolved Not charged or Out of Court Disposal CPS decides not to prosecute Acquitted Sentencing Conviction quashed Conviction upheld but sentence overturned CPS advises on charge Defendant enters plea in court Serve custodial sentence (NOMS), pay fine (HMCTS) or serve suspended sentence or community order (CRCs) Conviction and sentence upheld Sentencing Council issues guidelines Trial Incident occurs Released on licence, supervised by the NPS and CRCs An offender may be resentenced if they reoffend or recalled to prison if they breach any terms of their licence Appeal hearing
