NCJ Number
151604
Date Published
1994
Length
24 pages
Annotation
Statistical data are provided on certain changes in sentencing for indictable offenses that occurred in England and Wales during 1993, partly as a result of the Criminal Justice Act of 1993.
Abstract
A special data collection exercise was undertaken involving offenders sentenced for indictable offenses in order to monitor the impact of the Criminal Justice Acts of 1991 and 1993. Data analysis revealed a rise in the immediate use of custody, and this was most apparent among young offenders found guilty of property offenses and those with between 6 and 20 previous convictions. The proportionate use of the fine by magistrate courts fell, affecting the employed but more strongly the unemployed. The average amount of the fine imposed by magistrate courts returned to the pre-1991 Criminal Justice Act level for unemployed offenders, while the proportionate use of presentence reports for offenders remanded in custody by magistrate courts increased. The proportion of sentenced offenders who were not remanded on bail or in custody fell between mid-1992 and 1993. 14 notes, 10 tables, and 3 figures