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Catalogue 2010-11
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Get the PDF hereYouth Justice: SGC Overarching Principles - Sentencing Youths
The Sentencing Guidelines Council's
'Overarching Principles - Sentencing Youths' Definitive Guideline.
Plus: a summary of the key changes from the consultation document
Styled as per Youth Justice and The Youth Court
Available here as a free download (PDF)Youth Court Layout
A helpful diagram, taken from Youth Justice and The Youth Court (2010 edition - now available)
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Test you knowledge of crime and punishment with our quiz.
You can take the quiz online or download a PDF of questions and answers to test friends, colleagues students etc.
We welcome your comments - too easy or too hard? Please let us know.Magistrates' Court diagrams
Some helpful diagrams, taken from The Magistrates' Court: An Introduction (5th Ed, May 2009)
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A Guide to Making It Happen: Free Toolkits page
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Allan Weaver
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An Introduction SECOND EDITION
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"The Home Office: An Overview"
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An Introduction SECOND EDITION
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"The Ministry of Justice: An Overview"
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An Introduction
THIRD EDITION
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Prisons, Punishment and Beyond SECOND EDITION
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Order the bookDiversity in the Media
History of the Cultural Diversity Advisory Group to the Media 1992-2007
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The Legend of St Yves
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The Politics of Restorative Justice
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Hunting Britons and Their Victims 1960-2006
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Referenced in Crime, State and Citizen by David Faulkner; and The New Ministry of Justice and The New Home Office by Bryan Gibson, here you can download David Faulkner's 1991 occasional paper.
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The Story of Wendy Crompton: Mother of a Murdered Son
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The Real Ballad of Reading Gaol
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A Modern-Day Witch Hunt
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The Politics of Drug Control
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The Life and Times of an English Crown Court Judge
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Past, Present and Future Perspectives
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