NCJ Number
76064
Date Published
Unknown
Length
90 pages
Annotation
This report describes the activities of the British Magistrates' Association from July 1978 through June 1979.
Abstract
The association's membership consists of over 21,000 active and retired magistrates in England and Wales. The association's goals are mainly to educate magistrates in the law, the administration of justice, and treatment of offenders, and the best crime prevention methods to enable them to perform their public duties in the most competent and efficient manner. The report begins with summaries of the association's main activities during the year and resolutions presented at the annual meeting. Several laws enacted by parliament in 1978 and 1979 are summarized. Activities of the association's joint standing committee, executive committee, and committees on treatment of offenders, laws, training, overseas matters, juvenile courts and road traffic are also described. The report's first appendix lists the honorary officers and activities of each of the association's 54 branches during the year. Additional appendixes present a memorandum to the Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure, a memorandum on maximum sentences of imprisonment, a report on compensation, financial statements, and lists of officers and committee members of the association.