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Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
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1 results foundAuthor: Weatherburn, Don Title: Trial court delay and the NSW District Criminal Court Summary: Aim: To describe the growth in trial court delay in the NSW District Criminal Court and the factors affecting it. Method: Descriptive analysis of court data. Results: Where the accused is on bail, the average time between committal for trial and case finalisation in the NSW District Criminal Court has grown by 34 per cent since 2007. Where the accused is in custody, the average time between committal for trial and case finalisation has grown by 44 per cent. The principal causes of the growth in delay are (1) a growth in persons arrested for serious (strictly indictable) offences, (2) an increase in the proportion of cases registered for trial that are actually proceeding to trial and (3) a growth in trial duration. Conclusion: Action needs to be taken to reduce court delay in the NSW District Criminal Court and to improve the indicators of trial case processing. Measures that expand the Court's capacity or improve its efficiency will have a more immediate (though not necessarily larger) effect than measures that reduce demand for trial court time. Details: Sydney: New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2015. 8p. Source: Internet Resource: Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice No. 184: Accessed August 31, 2015 at: http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Documents/CJB/Report_2015_Court_Delay_cjb184.pdf Year: 2015 Country: Australia URL: http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Documents/CJB/Report_2015_Court_Delay_cjb184.pdf Shelf Number: 136644 Keywords: Case ProcessingCourt DelayCriminal CourtGuilty Plea |