AHHH Spam Emails Gone Wild

[Smitty]

I have a Gmail account but really don't use it much. I use Spamcop. But - Spamcop puts suspect spam in a 'hold' box for review which I then have to delete. I've used SC for several years and I never get 'good' mail in the filter so it's a daily 'chore' to visit the spamcop site and delete the spam. I can't find a way to make the spam in the box just delete its self (so to speak).

Can anyone tell me - Is this the way Gmail works (puts spam in a special mailbox for review), or is it that they just don't accept the spam (or at least most of it) at all?