This is a simplified view of a typical youth court layout. It shows which interested parties would be present during a youth court hearing and where they might sit.
For more information on any of the roles shown here see Mike Watkins and Diane Johnson’s book Youth Justice and The Youth Court from which the diagram is taken.… Read more “Example of a Youth Court Layout”
This is a simplified view of a typical magistrates’ court layout. Most courtrooms are fairly similar, featuring the central and dominant magistrates’ bench (which is often raised on a platform). Between this and the lawyers tables for the prosecution and defence there is space for the court legal advisor.… Read more “Example of a Magistrates’ Court Layout”
This diagram helps to explain the Sentencing Framework used by magistrates for the sentencing of adult offenders.
The sentencing options available depend upon the appropriateness of punishment and the seriousness of the offence. They range from discharge to fine, community order to custody, with or without separate fines.… Read more “Sentencing Framework in Outline”
About two thirds through this book a section heading reads ‘A Jewel Beyond Price’ or ‘A Bunch of Amateurs?’
The first is a quote from Lord Chief Justice Bingham and the second from an Open University report. Of course, the magistracy is both.… Read more “Brian P Block Review of Our Magistracy”
