Criminal Justice
The latest criminal justice trends
Official data for 2019 shows fewer defendants, more Crown Courts remands in custody and fewer people sent to prison, but for longer.
27th May 2020
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Official data for 2019 shows fewer defendants, more Crown Courts remands in custody and fewer people sent to prison, but for longer.
What sentences do our courts pass? What do people do to get sentence to custody, and how long do they get?
Yet another fall in the total number of individuals formally dealt with by the Justice System in Eng & Wales to the lowest since records began, falling 2% in the latest year.
The total number of individuals formally dealt with by the Justice System in Eng & Wales is the lowest since records began, falling 2% in the latest year.
The total number of individuals formally dealt with by the CJS has been declining since 2015 and fell 3% in the latest year to a record low (since 1970).
