NCJ Number
141400
Date Published
1992
Length
4 pages
Annotation
The National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders and the Association of Chief Officers of Probation surveyed juvenile offenders remanded to custody in Great Britain between October and December 1992. The survey was then continued until March 1993.
Abstract
The procedures for remanding juveniles to Prison Service custody changed in October 1992, as per the implementation of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, which has provided a framework for eliminating juvenile remands. Custodial remands are allowed only when the juvenile presents a public danger, and the juvenile is charged with a violent or sexual offense or there is a recent history of absconding and alleged further serious offending while on remand to the local authority. Under this new Act, 244 juveniles were remanded to Prison Service custody during the 3-month survey period, compared to 217 remands in the three previous months. This report summarizes the alleged offenses, application of criteria for remanding to custody, and variance in regional and local use of remands to custody involved in these cases.