Full Description
Every criminal case starts in a magistrates' court, and most end there. Last year, the 14,000 magistrates of England & Wales dealt with almost 1.4 million cases.
But, what exactly does a magistrate do, who are they, and how are they recruited and trained? Are they out-of-touch and unrepresentative, or still fit for purpose with a role to play in today's increasingly sophisticated and complex judicial system?
The Secret Magistrate takes the reader on an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes tour of a year in the life of an inner-city magistrate. Chapters cover a variety of cases including the disqualified driver who drove away from court, the Sunbed Pervert, and Fifi the Attack Chihuahua.
Foreword by Malcolm Richardson OBE | Chair, Magistrates Association, 2015-17.
All royalties due to The Secret Magistrate from sales of this book will go to charity.
Contents
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 | YOU F***ER
2 | ON REMAND
3 | TRAFFIC COURT
4 | TAKING THE CHAIR
5 | ON TRIAL
6 | KEEPING UP STANDARDS
7 | MAKING THE GRADE
8 | MIND THE GAP
9 | SERVING THE COMMUNITY
10 | KEEPING A STRAIGHT LINE
11 | A WASTED DAY
12 | PART HEARD
13 | ON THE WING
14 | OBSERVING COURT
15 | THE CIRCLE OF LIFE
16 | TRIAL AND ERROR
17 | MAKING THE GRADE
18 | FAREWELL FOR NOW
19 | THE VERDICT
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
