World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems: Northern Ireland

• NCJ Number: 169657
• Author(s): K Pease; G Cox
• Date Published: 1997
• Length: 11 pages
• Grant Number(s): 90-BJ-CX-0002
• Sponsoring Agency: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• Corporate Author: State University of New York at Albany
• Sale Source: State University of New York at Albany; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, International Crime Statistics Program

Annotation

This document presents information on the criminal justice system of Northern Ireland.

Abstract

As part of a general overview of Northern Ireland's criminal justice system, the article briefly discusses the system itself and its history. The report is divided into the following sections: (1) Crime (classification of crime, statistics on murder, rape, burglary and robbery); (2) Victims (groups most victimized by crime, victims' assistance agencies); (3) Police (administration, resources, accountability); (4) Prosecutorial and judicial process (assistance to the accused, preparatory procedures); (5) Judicial system (administration, special courts, judges); (6) Penalties and sentencing (sentencing process, types of penalties); (7) Prison (description, conditions); and (8) Extradition and treaties. Subject areas for which information was not obtained are so noted. Sources