Download or read book Inside Crown Court written by Jacobson, Jessica and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a new Foreword by David Ormerod of the Law Commission. Within the criminal justice system of England and Wales, the Crown Court is the arena in which serious criminal offences are prosecuted and sentenced. On the basis of up-to-date ethnographic research, this timely book provides a vivid description of what it is like to attend court as a victim, a witness or a defendant; the interplay between the different players in the courtroom; and the extent to which the court process is viewed as legitimate by those involved in it. This valuable addition to the field brings to life the range of issues involved and is aimed at students and scholars of criminal justice, policy-makers and practitioners, and interested members of the general public.
Download or read book Majority Verdicts written by New South Wales. Law Reform Commission and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is generally considered that the requirement of unanimity results in more hung juries than does the alternative system of requiring only a majority of jurors to agree on a verdict. What constitutes a majority differs between jurisdictions that have embraced the concept, and may also depend on the type of offence being tried. This Report examines arguments for and against preserving the unanimity rule.
Download or read book Introduction to the Magistrates Court written by Bryan Gibson and published by Waterside Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The UK system of local justice explained in a book that has been constantly in demand through four editions - and is used by many courts in the training of justices of the peace. An excellent introduction.
Download or read book Blackstone s Guide to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 written by Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden and published by Blackstone Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers many types of public order and personal dispute situations such as industrial strikes, neighbourhood disputes, investigative reporters and bullying at work. Includes a copy of the Act.
Download or read book Hearing the Victim written by Anthony Bottoms and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years far more attention has been paid to victims of crime both in terms of awareness of the effect of crime upon their lives, and in changes that have been made to the criminal justice system to improve their rights and treatment. This process seems set to continue, with legislative plans announced to rebalance the criminal justice system in favour of the victim. This latest book in the Cambridge Criminal Justice Series brings together leading authorities in the field to review the role of the victim in the criminal justice system in the context of these developments.
Download or read book Advocacy in the Magistrates Court written by James Welsh and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Sentencing and Criminal Justice written by Andrew Ashworth and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Ashworth expertly examines the key issues in English sentencing policy and practice including the mechanisms for producing sentencing guidelines. He considers the most high-profile stages in the criminal justice process such as the Court of Appeal's approach to the custody threshold, the framework for the sentencing of young offenders and the abiding problems of previous convictions in sentencing. Taking into account the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the book's inter-disciplinary approach places the legislation and guidelines on sentencing in the context of criminological research, statistical trends and theories of punishment. By examining the law in relation to elements of the wider criminal justice system, including the prison and probation services, students gain a rounded perspective on the relevant principles and problems of sentencing and criminal justice.
Download or read book The Magistrates Court Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Secret Magistrate written by Anonymous and published by Dark River. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening, behind-the-scenes tour of a year in the life of an inner-city magistrate. Chapters cover a variety of cases including the disqualified driver who drove away from court, the Sunbed Pervert, and Fifi the Attack Chihuahua.
Download or read book Construction Law Handbook written by Thomas Telford Limited and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A legal reference on construction law that offers guidance for professionals and addresses the important construction law issues.
Download or read book Blackstone s Magistrates Court Handbook 2021 written by Anthony Edwards and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of the bestselling Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook provides a complete practical guide for the busy practitioner, incorporating essential extracts from the 2020 Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines. It delivers all you need in one trustworthy source. Covering all the key aspects of magistrates' court practice, the book focuses on the areas most likely to arise at short notice requiring an instant response from the advocate, as well as on those offences most frequently experienced at court, such as public order, dishonesty, drugs, weapons, driving, criminal damage, and sexual offences. Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook provides the perfect balance of portability and detail, facilitating quick navigation and instant decision-making. Tables, flow-charts, and a clear system of icons aid comprehension and speedy navigation. Cross-referencing to Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2021 provides you with easy access to in-depth commentary, whilst an appendix once again updates the latest edition of Blackstone's Handbook of Youths in the Criminal Courts (published in 2018) to reflect major developments in the law and practice relating to youths in the criminal justice system.
Download or read book Effective Use of Magistrates Court Hearings written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-02-15 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Crown Prosecution Service has an annual expenditure of £568 million, employs over 7,800 staff and in 2004-5 prosecuted about 1.25 million people for criminal offences. This study looks at its performance in making effective use of magistrates' court trials and hearings.. It estimates that ineffective trials and hearings cost the criminal justice system £173 million of which the CPS is responsible for £24 million. The report identifies examples of good practice and recommends changes to improve the efficiency of the prosecution of magistrates' court cases.
Download or read book Blackstone s Magistrates Court Handbook 2013 written by Andrew Keogh and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of the bestselling Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook provides a complete practical guide for the busy magistrates' court advocate. Incorporating essential extracts from the Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines, Andrew Keogh offers all you need in one trustworthy source. Covering all the key aspects of magistrates' court practice, the book focuses on the areas most likely to arise at short notice requiring an instant response from the advocate, as well as on those offences most frequently experienced at court, such as public order, drugs, weapons, driving, criminal damage, and sexual offences. Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook 's easy-to-use pocket-sized format facilitates quick reading and instant decision-making. Tables, flow-charts, and a clear system of icons aid comprehension and speedy navigation. Cross-referencing to Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2013 provides you with easy access to in-depth commentary.
Download or read book Criminal Justice in England and the United States written by J. David Hirschel and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2008 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed comparison between the English and U.S. criminal justice systems.
Download or read book Blackstone s Magistrates Court Handbook 2011 written by Andrew Keogh and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook provides an indispensable, complete, and practical guide for the busy court advocate, offering extensive coverage of offenses, sentencing, procedure, and evidential issues. Covering all the key aspects of magistrates' court practice, the book places strong emphasis on the areas most likely to arise at short notice requiring an instant response from the advocate, as well as on those offenses most frequently experienced at court by a legal aid lawyer, such as public order, drugs, weapons, driving, criminal damage, and sexual offenses. Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook is presented in an easy-to-use format, facilitating quick reading and instant decision-making. The text is broken down with frequent headings and bullet points, and there are a number of tables and flow-charts, particularly on complex sentencing topics, as well as a clear system of icons to aid comprehension and speedy navigation.
Download or read book Practical Advocacy in the Crown Court written by Mary Cowe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Advocacy in the Crown Court follows the life of a case in the Crown Court chronologically, providing guidance and insights at each step. It guides the reader from first conference through legal arguments and witness handling to sentencing hearings, with references to procedure, codes of conduct, and key cases. With an emphasis on practical advice, each chapter follows a similar format incorporating dos and don'ts, mock situations, and sections on good practice. Key topics covered include: -Making and opposing bail applications -Effective communication with lay clients -Appeals against conviction and sentence in the Crown Court -Evidential submissions -Witness handling of complainants, vulnerable witnesses, police officers and experts -Making effective jury speeches -Sentencing, mitigation and advocacy in cases involving the Mental Health Act This is the only specialist guide written for Crown Court advocates, by Crown Court advocates. It provides learned advice on common situations such as hearsay applications, hostile witnesses, making speeches or mitigating in cases where it may feel like there is little to say. It also provides insight on good communication with clients as well as court room advocacy, and dealing with lay clients, solicitors and police officers in conference. In addition, it covers written advocacy in detail, including persuasive skeleton arguments and using jury bundles effectively. Depending on the experience of the reader, this book helps the: -new advocate by giving them insight into situations that arise frequently, with a proper understanding of their role, as well as advice on how to adapt their style to the witness or the Judge -progressing advocate to develop skills with advice garnered from counsel of many years' experience, such as sections dealing with witness handling and evidential submissions in more complex cases, including rape and serious sexual offences work, proceeds of crime applications, case conferences with the CPS and presenting documents to juries in larger cases -experienced and busy advocate by looking at situations of greater complexity, such as the purpose of jury advocacy, and it will also act as a refresher for the more established advocate with writer's block in a tricky case
Download or read book The Magistrates Court written by Bryan Gibson and published by Waterside Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to the Magistrates' Court was an instant success in the UK when it was first published 20 years ago and it has remained the leading work of its kind ever since. It has been consistently rated 'excellent' by reviewers. This fully revised fifth edition takes into account the wide scale changes in the UK which have affected the work of Justices of the Peace in recent years. It contains a unique insight and is highly readable for both newcomers and experienced criminal justice practitioners. The book contains an extensive Glossary of Words, Phrases, Acronyms and Abbreviations — the language of the system — which will be of particular use to people coming into contact with the magistrates' courts for the first time. It is fully indexed and includes a guide to further reading, as well as useful internet links.
