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Showing 1 to 20 of 77 for “"Magistrates"”.
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The Port Phillip magistrates, 1835-1851
… of a sample of the cases brought before the magistrates of the Port Phillip District, as Victoria was then known, in the 1830s and 1840s. Extant magisterial records demonstrate the crucial importance of these 'gentlemen', so styled, in enforcing collective norms of behaviour, stabilising an …
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Bail or jail? : the magistrates' decision
… comprehensive analysis of the remand process in magistrates' courts in England and Wales as it operated in the early 1990s. The thesis provides an extensive analysis of the law relating to bail as well as a detailed picture of its operation in three South Wales magistrates' courts through the use …
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Ratione et Consilio: Magistrates and Environmental Law
… reason and sound judgement) is the motto of the Magistrates' Association. As an approach to the resolution of environmental cases this ought to be a satisfactory basis. However the reality is much more complex. By a combination of history, policy and jurisprudence the magistrates' courts find …
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Implementation in Reality: Magistrates and the Domestic Violence Act
This dissertation examines magistrates' assessment of their experiences in implementing the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998. The data has been gathered from in-depth interviews with 6 magistrates from different magisterial jurisdictions in the Western Cape. This study has uncovered many barriers …
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The enforcement of financial penalties by magistrates' courts: an evaluative study
… by the Birmingham and Manchester city centre magistrates’ courts. The fieldwork was conducted both inside and outside the court building: defaulters’ appearances at the fines court, and fines clinic, were observed, and bailiffs and Civilian Enforcement Officers [CEOs] were accompanied as they …
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An evaluation of a social context training programme for South African magistrates
… Unit’s social context training programme for magistrates (1998-2004). The programme was developed in the context of the political transition of 1994 and the promulgation of the new constitution. These factors created an impetus for the transformation of the justice system. Research suggests …
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Making women magistrates: feminism, citizenship and justice in England and Wales 1918-1950
This thesis addresses the subject of women magistrates in England and Wales from their introduction in 1919 and the work subsequently performed by the early women JPs until the late 1940s. Surprisingly, despite the great volume of work on women’s history during the last few decades, historians have …
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Sentencing of youth offenders for housebreaking with intent to steal : practices and attitudes of magistrates and prosecutors
… about the attitudes and sentencing practices of magistrates and public prosecutors, specifically in housebreaking offences. Some individuals and communities hold a notion that offenders normally break into properties and steal goods or items mainly because they are hungry, destitute, unemployed, …
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Bailing and jailing the fast and frugal way : an application of social judgement theory and simple heuristics to English magistrates' remand decisions
In the English criminal justice system, magistrates may bail a defendant unconditionally, with conditions, or remand a defendant in custody, whenever a case is adjourned. In three studies, magistrates' remand decision making was investigated using the technique of judgement analysis and the simple …
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A critical analysis of magistrates' experiences of the peer learning initiative in the KwaZulu-Natal courts : transcending apartheid judicial education?
… (Jetcom) of the kwaZulu-Natal district court magistrates. A core aspect of the study considers how magistrates relate their understandings of peer learning to their professional development, particularly in view of the continued influence of the legacy of apartheid–era judicial education.A …
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Policy and practice of sentencing male child sexual offenders at Wynberg sexual offences court
This study explores the attitudes of the magistrates, prosecutors, and the probation officers at the Sexual Offences Court at Wynberg Magistrates Court regarding the sentencing of male child sexual offenders, as well as the types of sentences passed on sex offenders. A combination of documentary …
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Striving for fairness : exploratory case study of Black female Virginia magistrates’ experiences and their intersecting identities as decision makers in the justice system.
… their professional experiences. In Virginia, magistrates serve as the first point of contact in the criminal process by issuing warrants, determining probable cause, and setting bail, occupying a critical position in shaping perceptions of fairness and legitimacy. Despite this pivotal role, …
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La percepción de los ciudadanos respecto a la actuación del Consejo Nacional de la Magistratura, en los procesos de selección, nombramiento y ratificación de magistrados
… of selection, appointment and ratification of magistrates. I consider it necessary to transform the current perception of citizens in a positive way, with the aim that the citizenship values the Peruvian justice system, for this it is necessary to study it, know its functions, and know the …
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The implementation of restorative justice in the sentencing of young offenders in the Northern Cape
… aim of this study is to explore the attitudes of magistrates, prosecutors and probation officers to the implementation of restorative justice in the sentencing of young offenders. The study also explores the knowledge of the magistrates, prosecutors and probation officers about the implementation …
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The implementation of restorative justice by magistrates, prosecutors and probation officers in sentencing of young offenders at selected district magistrate courts in the Western Cape
… Using convenience sampling (non-probability), magistrates, prosecutors and probation officers were specifically targeted to ascertain to what extend participants were currently implementing the approach of restorative justice in the sentencing of young offenders. Data was collected from charge …
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Landdroste en staatsaanklaers se spesifieke kennisbasis van die kind as getuie in die hof : 'n maatskaplikewekondersoek
… of utmost importance that public prosecutors and magistrates dispose of the necessary knowledge of the child as witness in court to ensure that the course of the legal process is in the best interest of the child. The foundings of this study proved that the knowledge base of public prosecutors and …
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Ordinamento giudiziario amministrativo e garanzie statiche della giurisdizione
… self-government; 2) the career of administrative magistrates; 3) the interferences between judicial and non-judicial function. The system of self-government of administrative justice is entrusted to the Consiglio di Presidenza della Giustizia Amministrativa (CPGA). It is intended to prevent …
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A New Perspective on the Early Roman Dictatorship, 501-300 B.C.
… exercised supreme authority over all other magistrates in the Roman polity for the duration of their term. Modern scholars have followed this traditional paradigm. A close reading of narratives describing early dictatorships and an analysis of ancient epigraphic evidence, however, reveal …
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