Remanding women : a qualitative study of magistrates' decisions in contested remand hearings in three metropolitan boroughs
This thesis examines magistrates' decision-making in contested remand hearings in three boroughs of a large English city. The remand hearings for sixty four women (103 separate court appearances) who were 'at risk' of a custodial remand were observed. The first section describes how t...
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London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)
2005
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.414486 |