NCJ Number
141284
Date Published
1992
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This report outlines the current criminal justice statistical information collected by the British Home Office, Lord Chancellor's Department, and Crown Prosecution Service.
Abstract
Statistics related to crime address recorded crime, victimization, homicide, use of firearms, prevention of terrorism, operation of Police and Criminal Evidence Act, breath tests, and safer cities. Statistics on cautions, court procedures, and sentencing pertain to police cautions, bail, time intervals at magistrates' courts, magistrates' court management information system, court proceedings and sentencing at magistrates' courts, trials and sentencing at the Crown Court, offenses of drunkenness, community service orders, Crown Court workload, Crown Prosecution Service workload, appeals, and motoring offenses. Statistics on drugs cover seizures and offenders, and probation statistics address criminal orders, aftercare, and social inquiry (presentence) reports. Prison statistics encompass the prison population, prison discipline, and prison population projections. Statistics on reconvictions pertain to criminal careers, prison reconvictions, life licenses, and restricted offenders reconvictions. Parole reviews are addressed in parole statistics. Remaining statistics relate to police complaints and discipline, operation of Firearms Act 1968 to 1988, mentally disordered offenders, and jury disqualification checks.