how many criminal justice systems are there in the UK?
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A serious question deserves a serious answer. \n\nFirst of all, a  Criminal Justice System (abbreviated to CJS) is not a unified single entity.  It is a system.  That is it is a collection of independent bodies and organisations working together to achieve criminal justice.  For example, in England and Wales the CJS would include the Police Services,  Forensic Scientists, the Criminal Prosecution Service,  the Probation Service, the courts, barristers and the Prison Service.\n\nThere are several CJSs in the UK.  First there is the CJS for England and Wales.  Scotland has its own legal system and exercises an Independence from E&W so can be said to have its own CJS. Likewise N Ireland.  \n\nThe UK is part of the British Isles.  If you had asked about British CJSs then you have to include the autonomous regions such as the Isle of Man,  Jersey and Guernsey.
847455
not bloody many i bet .the same can also be said of British members of Parliament
938357
Many criminals are capable of reform, just not under our current system which does not emphasize it.  Our current system is a punishment system, and we care not enough about rehabilitating them.  In our current system, the crooks go in with a mild understanding of their crime, but come out with master's degrees in being a more effective criminal.
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Try these,the second is only for London and surrounding area but gives exact amounts of rapes thefts etc.\n\nhttp://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/sta_index.htm\nhttp://www.premierself-defence.co.uk/cms/Default.asp?Page=22
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yes, it is a sad fact that it cost around £110 per prisoner a day whilst in custody. So why don't they earn there keep. This money could be put to better use, like care homes for those in need of nursing attention.\n\nWhy is it that murderer's are let out? surly they should remain looked up, that way the victims family and the public can be reassured.\n\nI am sick of hearing a criminal was given a 20 year sentence, which was reduced to 12 for 'good behaviour', are justice system is a joke.
200211
Depends highly on where you arer in the world! Your answer should follow the lines of the different legal instruments that the law system uses(in Scotland - we use both Legislation and common law) to implemet the idea of Justice i.e. consistancy via cases and intrepretation by the courts in the application of the law. Natural justice is another area. Just get any law book and read the first chapter - usually its all in there or if your really lazy - just ready the summaries the chapters provide! Good luck
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criminal justice, law, pyschology, sociology just to name a few
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I am not that old, but I remember this cropping up on the news from time to time.\n\nI would hope that the situation would have got more understanding. There is greater understanding of people with learning diffulculties and these factors are taken into consideration more often.\n\nHowever, the British legal system is far from flawless (just look at Deirdre Barlow!! - joke). One of the biggest shocks to post-war Britain was that its justice system was occasionally incompetent and that the word of a policeman was not always reliable - as in the cases of the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six.\n\nUnfortunately it all comes down to how skilfully the barristers argue their cases, what the witnesses say and the personalities of the juries. Although it is the best we have got, it is still all too hit and miss for my liking.
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I assume you mean Nottingham. A crown court is where serious crimes are tried in England.\n\nHer Majesty's Courts Services:\nhttp://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/HMCSCourtFinder/Search.do;jsessionid=F01B3104D95869C90C9A5E198E10C8CB\n\nNottinghamshire Criminal Justice Board\nhttp://lcjb.cjsonline.gov.uk/Nottinghamshire/meetings_new.html\n\nThis one looks interesting. Some free info if you click around, some looks like pay.\nhttp://www.courtserve2.net/directories/crown-courts/nottingham-details.htm
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British police force.  See http://www.jgkeegan.com/papers/paper3.html.  Also http://www.knowledgeoflondon.com/bobby.html
878811
I would say both Britain and the U.S. are becoming police states. The evidence in the U.S. - the Patriot Act, habeus corpus scrapped, no lawyers for enemy combatants, banishment zones for registered sex offenders, more public cameras everywhere, talk of public registries for all former offenders, attorney general wanting ISPs to keep all people's Internet doings for three years.\n\nThe evidence in the UK - cameras everywhere. (Being an American, I am sure there is more than this, but this is what I have read about.)
951856
The boundaries of the constituencies are determined by four permanent and independent Boundary Commissions, one each for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The number of constituencies assigned to the four parts of the United Kingdom is based roughly on population, but subject to certain statutory regulations. England, Wales, and Scotland must have a total of approximately 613 constituencies, and Northern Ireland between 16 and 18 constituencies, and Wales at least 35 constituencies. The Commissions conduct general reviews of electoral boundaries once every 8 to 12 years, as well as a number of interim reviews. In drawing boundaries, they are required to take into account local government boundaries, but may deviate from this requirement in order to prevent great disparities in the populations of the various constituencies. The proposals of the Boundary Commissions are subject to parliamentary approval, but may not be amended by Parliament. After the next general review of constituencies, the Boundary Commissions will be absorbed into the Electoral Commission, which was established in 2000. Currently the United Kingdom is divided into 646 constituencies, with 529 in England, 40 in Wales, 59 in Scotland, and 18 in Northern Ireland.
914165
Absouletly. In UK we have to many liberals keen to protect the rights of criminals but the victim is sadly lost in the process. If rehabilitation can be acheived in the criminal justice system that's great but it is primarily but punishment and the punishment should reflect the crime. I am not a fan of habging but we should use lethal injection in cases like this.
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There are quite a few here:\n\nhttp://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
950295
British justice system I'm afraid
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Well I sincerely hope you are never accused of a crime you never committed because you may find the prospect of the right to a fair trial quite appealing. \n\nThe Human Rights Act is not an instrument to protect criminals, it's there to ensure EVERYONE is protected, the guilty and the innocent.\n\n... Actually, after having answered this question something else occured to me. Are you aware that the criminal justice system in the UK has been radically reformed? A defendant's 'bad character' in terms of previous convictions and previous misconduct can now be adduced against him/her far easier than it could in the past? Previous convictions need not be 'strkingly similar' to the current charge they are facing for it to be adduced (or the defendant makes an attack on a prosecution witnesses charater or he attempts to put forward his own good character). The mere fact that he has previous conviction(s) of a similar nature to the current charge can render that conviction being adduced against him (there are also other ways in which his previous can be adduced but I don't want to go into it now). \n\nThis is due to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and one could look it and say: 'it's a good thing because it means if a jury knows from the outset a defendant's previous criminal history they are more likely to convict', or: 'it's bad news because it erodes the concept if innocent until proven guilty because a jury is more likely to find him guilty on the basis of his previous convictions as opposed to focusing on the present charge.' \n\nSo it could be said that criminals are actually now in for a tougher time in securing an acquittal due to these reforms and that legislation is now more in favour of the prosecution in allowing to dwell into a defendant's past. \n\nAlso, citizens can now be arrested for ANY offence provding the police can show it was 'necessary' to arrest that person as opposed to the previous legislation which contained classifications of offences which were 'arrestable'. So the police now have greater powers in terms of arresting someone. (This is contained in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005). \n\nSorry this is a long-winded answer but I am just trying to illustrate tthe other side of the coin and that criminals, particularly those with a criminal history, aren't as protected by legislation as much as they used to be.
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Absolutely.  \n\nThe criminal justice system has become a rehabilitation focused body instead of of a punishment body