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5 results foundAuthor: Mossman, Elaine Title: Responding to Sexual Violence: Environmental Scan of New Zealand Agencies Summary: This report presents the findings of an environmental scan of agencies and key informants that respond to victim/survivors of sexual violence. The objectives of the environmental scan were to identify key informants' views on: factors influencing victim/survivors' access to the criminal justice system and non-criminal justice services; victim services' capacity to meet victim/survivors' needs, including gaps in services; victim services' views on what works to promote recovery and resilience; the impact of location on victim/survivors' ability to disclose sexual violence, particularly in respect of the level of services available locally, and have their needs met; police and prosecutors' views on attrition of recorded sexual violation offences and the effect of systemic, organizational and other contextual factors on investigating and prosecuting sexual violence offences. Details: Wellington, NZ: New Zealand Ministry of Women's Affairs, 2009 Source: Crime and Justice Research Center, Victoria University of Wellington Year: 2009 Country: New Zealand URL: Shelf Number: 117391 Keywords: Criminal Case ProcessingProsecutorsSexual ViolenceVictims |
Author: Great Britain. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary Title: Stop the Drift: A Focus on 21st-Century Criminal Justice Summary: The report “Stop the Drift” finds that more needs to be done to explain to the public why some offenders never end up in court. HMIC found that the system would work better if justice agencies stop it growing, improve wasteful processes, and make the most of innovation. But all agencies must pull together The system has grown, with 14 pieces of legislation added to the criminal justice process over the last 15 years. It takes around 1,000 steps to deal with a simple domestic burglary. This slows down the process and consumes resources, reducing the number of officers available to help the public. All criminal justice agencies should sign up to a smarter approach, which reduces bureaucracy and duplication. HMIC found that the number of offenders dealt with outside the courts through cautions, penalty notices, and formal warnings has risen by 135% over five years. Nearly half of the 1.3 million cases solved in 2008/9 were dealt with in this way, although the proportion varies significantly between forces. This has been accompanied by an increased reliance on restorative justice approaches. There are signs that some of these approaches increase victim satisfaction, however the public should be better informed of their effectiveness. This would help eliminate the perceived injustice of different ways of dealing with offenders in different parts of the country. HMIC found an example of a shoplifter charged by police and sentenced at court just two hours later. But the average is 12 days. Whilst 67% of defendants eventually plead guilty, 41% do so when they get to the trial. This results in huge amounts of unnecessary paperwork and also causes further distress to victims. HMIC found that getting defendants to court quickly, providing good quality information to the prosecutor and firm case management could reduce late guilty pleas, improve victim satisfaction and save cost, in the region of £40m a year. Some forces take innovative approaches, with police and prosecutors pooling resources in London to create one process that reduces duplication, potentially saving £16m over 10 years. But innovation is challenging. No data exists for all agencies to refer to that shows the cost benefit of working collaboratively, and the fragmented system means that no single leader can authorise and commit to change. Details: London: HMIC, 2010. 42p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 2, 2010 at: http://www.hmic.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Thematics/THM_20101103.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.hmic.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Thematics/THM_20101103.pdf Shelf Number: 120348 Keywords: Costs of Criminal JusticeCriminal Case ProcessingCriminal Justice Systems (UK)Sentencing |
Author: Northern Ireland. Criminal Justice Inspection Title: Avoidable Delay: A Progress Report Summary: In June 2010 Criminal Justice Inspection (CJI) published a report into avoidable delay in the Northern Ireland Criminal Justice System. The report highlighted the scale of the problem and made a series of recommendations to support change. It was agreed that CJI would provide an annual progress report to the Minister. This is the first of these reports. As this progress report shows, however, progress has been slow in a number of areas and performance has deteriorated for Crown Court cases and also for Magistrates’ Court cases which commence through report and summons. This is particularly problematic for youth cases as this group requires an immediate and effective response in order to challenge offending behaviours and ensure that they are dealt with effectively by the criminal justice system. The most recent average of 289 days from informed of a prosecution through to disposal by a court is simply too long and it is disappointing that this is 30 days longer on average compared to 2010-11. The key message arising from this first progress report is that continued focus and effort is required to make a difference. Much good work has been done and this needs to continue. At the same time new issues will emerge and it is important that the justice organisations respond flexibly to ensure the system overall does not suffer. This is an on-going challenge and one which requires constant monitoring and corrective action at an operational level. This report highlights the detrimental impact that one particular issue (i.e. summonses) can have on overall performance. Next year it may be another issue. Details: Belfast: Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland, 2012. 27p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed on January 29, 2012 at http://www.cjini.org/CJNI/files/ac/acb5da11-f045-4242-bd16-d51118549113.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.cjini.org/CJNI/files/ac/acb5da11-f045-4242-bd16-d51118549113.pdf Shelf Number: 123881 Keywords: Courts (Northern Ireland)Criminal Case ProcessingPerformance Measures |
Author: McLeod, Rosie Title: Understanding the Progression of Serious Cases through the Criminal Justice System: Evidence Drawn from a Selection of Casefiles Summary: There is wide interest in understanding how cases progress through the Criminal Justice System (CJS). This project was commissioned to improve understanding of attrition for serious offences, in order to inform future policy development. The project focused on four serious offences: rape, sexual assault, grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent and GBH without intent. A random sample of 1,149 casefiles from eight police force areas was collated and a database was compiled using information that was present in the casefiles. This report summarises some initial findings in relation to the criminal justice process from allegation to outcome, re-grading of offences, decision making at key stages, false allegations and the circumstance of victims and suspects. Details: London: Ministry of Justice, 2012. 75p. Source: Internet Resource: Ministry of Justice Research Series 11/12: Accessed July 21, 2012 at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/research-and-analysis/moj-research/understanding-progression-serious-cases.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/research-and-analysis/moj-research/understanding-progression-serious-cases.pdf Shelf Number: 125712 Keywords: Criminal Case ProcessingCriminal Justice SystemRapeSexual AssaultViolent Crimes (U.K.) |
Author: Bileski, Matthew Title: Identity Theft Arrest and Case Processing Data: An Analysis of the Information in Arizona's Computerized Criminal History Record System Summary: Over the years, the criminal justice system in Arizona has come to rely upon the information that the criminal history record repository, specifically the Arizona Computerized Criminal History (ACCH) record system, contains for criminal background checks, for employment qualifications, and for firearms purchases. The ACCH records, housed at the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS), provide arrest and subsequent case disposition information (i.e., charges filed, convictions, sentences, etc.) for all felony, sexual, driving under the influence, and domestic violence-related offenses that take place throughout Arizona. Criminal history records are also a valuable resource for research within the criminal justice system. Researchers at the Arizona Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) of the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission used a repository extract provided by AZDPS to assess the identity theft-related (i.e., identity theft, aggravated identity theft, and identity trafficking) offenses present in the ACCH repository. The following report presents the findings of the identity theft research carried out by SAC researchers. Data is also provided regarding the completeness of records within the repository, specifically the percentage of arrest charges with subsequent case disposition information present in the repository by January 2011. The following are some of the key findings within the report: - All three identity theft-related offenses- identity theft, aggravated identity theft, and identity trafficking- increased substantially in the total number of arrests and arrest charges over the reporting period. Identity theft arrest charges increased by 455.6 percent from FY 2001 to FY 2010. Since both offenses did not debut in the Arizona Revised Statutes until FY 2006, aggravated identity theft and identity trafficking arrest charges increased by 113.8 and 45.0 percent, respectively, from FY 2006 to FY 2010. - From FY 2001 to FY 2010, 37.2 percent of identity theft-related arrest charges in the ACCH were missing case disposition information. With the exception of complex cases, FY 2010 arrest charges had the maximum 180 days for disposition processing in the AZDPS data extract, as outlined by Arizona Supreme Court Rule 8.2.a.(2). - Over the ten-year period, the percentage of identity theft-related arrest charges leading to an identity theft-related conviction ranged between 11.8 and 20.6 percent. - More probation sentences were assigned to identity theft convictions than any other sentence type. For aggravated identity theft and identity trafficking, convictions were given prison sentences more than any other sentence. Identity trafficking convictions led to a prison or jail sentence 80 percent of the time or greater, followed by aggravated identity theft at greater than 75 percent, and identity theft at more than 50 percent from FY 2001 to FY 2010. - Offenders arrested for or convicted of identity theft-related charges were likely to be white males between the ages of 25 and 34. Details: Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, 2013. 50p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 8, 2014 at: http://www.azcjc.gov/ACJC.Web/Pubs/Home/ID%20Theft%20Report_FINALWeb.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: http://www.azcjc.gov/ACJC.Web/Pubs/Home/ID%20Theft%20Report_FINALWeb.pdf Shelf Number: 132290 Keywords: Arrest DataComputerized Record KeepingCriminal Case ProcessingIdentity Theft |