Crown Prosecution Service

Crown Prosecution Service in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Crown Prosecution Service. This legal term is related to the United Kingom and/or the English Legal System.

Meaning of Crown Prosecution Service in Spanish

Description/ translation of crown prosecution service into Spanish: (in the law of England and Wales/ en el derecho de Inglaterra y Gales) fiscalía[1]

Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where crown prosecution service belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.

Notes and References

1. Translation of Crown Prosecution Service published by Antonio Peñaranda

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• Crown Prosecution Service in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• Crown Prosecution Service in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Crown Prosecution Service

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Crown Prosecution Service : (CPS)

An organization created by the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 to conduct the majority of criminal prosecutions. Its head is the *Director of Public Prosecutions, who is answerable to Parliament through the *Attorney General. The CPS is independent of the police and is organized on a regional basis, each region having a Chief Crown Prosecutor. It also advises police forces on matters related to criminal offences.