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The Magistrates Association – A Century On
Author(s) -
COLLINS JON
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the howard journal of crime and justice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.462
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2059-1101
pISSN - 2059-1098
DOI - 10.1111/hojo.12440
Subject(s) - magistrate , modernization theory , context (archaeology) , political science , criminal justice , diversity (politics) , politics , law , public administration , economic justice , association (psychology) , criminology , sociology , psychology , history , archaeology , psychotherapist
One hundred years on from the founding of the Magistrates Association (MA) this article explores the role that the MA has played, and continues to play, in informing and influencing the future development of the magistracy, the courts and the broader criminal justice system. It looks at reforms to the magistracy over the last century and then explores the need for further reform, looking at magistrate numbers, diversity and training, magistrates’ courts and the court reform programme, the powers available to magistrates, and the need for political will to enable the modernisation of the magistracy within the context of reform to the courts.