Recent Book: The Criminal Jurisdiction of Magistrates, 8th Edition Magistrates and Their Courts (Part Volume), Common Offences and Disqualification (Part Volume)
| Published date | 01 October 1982 |
| Date | 01 October 1982 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X8205500417 |
| Subject Matter | Recent Book |
BRIAN
HARRIS:
The Criminal Jurisdiction
of
Magistrates, 8th Edition
MAGISTRATES
AND
THEIR
COURTS
(Part Volume)
£3.25.
COMMON
OFFENCES
AND
DISQUALIFICATION
(Part Volume)
Chichester: Barry Rose. £8.50.
In an attempt to mitigate the effect of magistrates' courts.
It
consists mainly of
increase costs, the 8th Edition of The acomprehensive list of those offences
Criminal Jurisdiction
of
Magistrates is together with full information on the
being published in a number of Parts. endorsement of driving licences and
"Magistrates and their Courts" is a disqualification.
succinct and easily read quick reference Both these books are primarily for use
to the functioning of magistrates' courts. by those working in magistrates' courts
"Common Offences and Disquali- and whilst they may be excellent for that
fication" sets
out
in table form all the purpose they are of lesservalue to police
common offences which appear before officers.
J.D.C.
R. D. S. STEVENS: Bias and Impartiality in Magistrates' Courts
Chichester: Barry Rose. £6.80.
There are manyaspects ofdisqualification
of magistrates from adjudicating in a
case in which theymight have an interest,
however remote. Yet the only insight into
Parliamentary attitudes in this matter is
contained in legislation on
just
ahandful
of situations. The author,an experienced
Magistrates' Clerk and Solicitor, has
thoroughly researched this intricate
subject and attempts to clarify the law on
bias of both magistrates and clerks to the
justices. Guidance is given to cover a
wide variety of practical situations and
methods of approaching them.
Relevant extracts from some 80 cases
have been presented and a convenient
index has been prepared to identify the
various categories of bias at a glance.
Inthe words of Lord Roskill, "a most
useful monograph"and one which would
profit magistrates and clerks to read.
G. Walker
The Security Survey
Farnborough: Gower Press. £12.50.
This publication offers very useful
general advice on almost all aspects of
security and will Iam sure prove to be a
very useful reference book to people
entering the security world for the first
time. Some of the advice offered has not
previously been available so readily and
the publication must therefore be wel-
comed.
It
is unfortunate
that
certain sections
relating to the legislation are not
accurate.
It
would seem
that
statutory
instruments which came into force
during
January
1977,specifically relating
to the Fire Precautions Act of 1971 and
the Health and Safety Act 1974 have not
been considered and some references to
the Factories Act 1961 and the Offices,
Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
no longer apply as the parts referred to
were repealed as a result of the new
legislation.
Neverthelessthispublication willbecome
an important security reference in the
libraries of police crime prevention,
burglaryinsurance surveyors and general
security advisers in the future.
J.D.
JOHN
WAINWRIGHT:
Anatomy
of
a
Riot
London: Macmillan. £5.95.
Racial unrest takes a small market
town completely by surprise, sparked off
by the, as it turns out, accidental murder
of a young black man who, at best, can be
described as not one of the most law
abiding of citizens. The way some
unscrupulousmembers ofthe community,
October 1982
black and white, use this crime to
promote unrest that eventually. erupts
into a riot is extremely interesting, giving
the rejlder food for thought as to how
close to fact are the fictional events in the
book. B.C.
393
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