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01 December 1997

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The Crime (Sentences) Bill. Penal Affairs Consortium February 1997 pp23. This report analyses the Provisions of the Bill which provides for automatic life sentences on a second conviction for a serious violent or sexual offence a 7-year minimum sentence for third-time dealing in Class A drugs and a three year minimum for third time burglary. It concludes that mandatory sentences will damage the interest of crime victims.

Time intervals for criminal proceedings in Magistrates' Courts: October 1996 Lord Chancellor's Department . Information bulletin 1/97 (March) 1977. Results from the third "Time intervals Survey (1996)" which covers indictable offences completed in magistrates courts.

Court order Neil Addison. Police Review 28.2.97. pp26-27. This article discusses the "lawless attitude among defendants and their supporters in court" and advocates "a uniformed sheriff officer service based on the British Columbia model with officers having full police powers" to deal with it.

Public order review Jo Cooper. Legal Action February 1997 pp13- 15. This piece reviews trends in public order and arrest cases.

The Law. Issue 9 (January-March) 1997. The latest issue contains articles on the Police Bill the McLibel trial the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the death penalty in Jamaica.

Parliamentary debates

Criminal Evidence (Amendment) Bill Lords 10.2.97. cols. 105-112 Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill Lords 11.2.97. cols. 187-236 Crime (Sentences) Bill Lords 13.2.97. cols. 332-381 Crime (Sentences) Bill Lords 13.2.97. cols. 398-446 Jurisdiction Bill Commons 14.2.97. cols. 523-573 Crime (Sentences) Bill Lords 18.2.97. cols. 555-622 Crime (Sentences) Bill Lords 18.2.97. cols. 633-678 Crime (Sentences) Bill Lords 20.2.97. cols. 817-842 Crime (Sentences) Bill Lords 20.2.97. cols. 864-894 Delay in the Criminal Justice System: Review Lords 27.2.97. cols

1278-1292 Crime (Sentences) Bill Lords 27.2.97. cols. 1295-1338 Crime (Sentences) Bill Lords 27.2.97. cols. 1354-1408 Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill Lords 4.3.97. cols. 1706- 1772 Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill Lords 4.3.97. cols. 1792- 1834 Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill Lords 6.3.97. cols. 1982- 2026 Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill Lords 6.3.97. cols. 2043- 2086 Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill Lords 10.3.97. cols. 25-74 Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill Lords 10.3.97. cols. 90-156h

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