NCJ Number
25950
Date Published
1973
Length
56 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL AND NARRATIVE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED FOR COURT OPERATIONS AND THE SOCIAL CHARACTERSITICS OF OFFENDERS; DRUNKENNESS OFFENSES, COUNTRY OF BIRTH OF OFFENDERS, AND BREATHALYZER OFFENSES ARE ALSO DEALT WITH.
Abstract
THE RESULTS OF MORE THAN 60,000 'GENERAL' CASES WHICH TERMINATED AT THE COURTS OF PETTY SESSIONS DURING 1972 HAVE BEEN ANALYSED IN TERMS OF THE OFFENDER'S SEX, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, THE 'PRINCIPAL OFFENCE' (ESSENTIALLY THE OFFENCE WHICH ATTRACTED THE HIGHEST PENALTY), THE PLEA ENTERED IN RESPECT OF THE PRINCIPAL OFFENCE, WHETHER OR NOT THE DEFENDANT WAS LEGALLY REPRESENTED, PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS AND THE ACTION TAKEN IN RESPECT OF THE PRINCIPAL OFFENCE. IN ADDITION, A NECESSARILY MORE LIMITED ANALYSIS HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN OF 50,238 CASES INVOLVING THE OFFENCE OF PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS. THE RESULTS OF A SMALL PILOT INVESTIGATION OF THE NATIONALITY OF OFFENDERS APPEARING AT CENTRAL COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS ARE PRESENTED. FINALLY, TO COMPLETE THE ANALYSIS OF COURT ACTION A SUMMARY OF PENALITIES IMPOSED ON BREATHALYSER OFFENDERS IS PRESENTED. THIS SECTION INCLUDES AN ANALYSIS OF APPEALS AGAINST THE PENALITIES IMPOSED BY COURTS OF PETTY SESSIONS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1972. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)