NCJ Number
176869
Date Published
1998
Length
449 pages
Annotation
This looseleaf volume presents and explains the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 in Great Britain, as well as the amendments contained in the Criminal Justice Act 1993, the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, and the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
Abstract
Individual sections provide detailed explanations of custodial sentences and committals to the Crown Court, community sentences, fines and compensation orders, children's evidence and juvenile offenders, early release from prison, and privatization and restructuring of services. Additional sections present the full text of each of the laws. Figures summarize the basic criteria for imposing custody, the basic release system, and the main criminal sanctions. List of 13 readings