This Bloomsbury Professional book is a user-friendly book that contains everything you need to know about the fundamental principles and day-to-day practices of the youth court, guiding you through every stage of youth justice from diversions through to trial, sentence and any appeal. Youth Court Guide is a specialist guide to the Youth Court and the only concise reference tool that can provide an immediate answer to many of the issues that confront practitioners who deal with juvenile crime and the Youth Court. Now in its fourth edition, this well-respected title has been in use by prosecution and defence lawyers, legal advisers, magistrates, district judges, Youth Offending Teams and all those involved in the work of the Youth Court for over 25 years. Contents of this edition include the Sentencing Guidelines Council's Overarching Principles - Sentencing Youths guideline; the changes brought by the Criminal Procedure Rules 2010 and the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and the New Code for Crown Prosecutors (2010).
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Chapter 7 Adjournments and remands
Chapter 8 Referral orders, deferment of sentence, discharges, reparation orders and financial orders
Chapter 11 Breach, revocation and amendment of youth rehabilitation orders and reparation orders
Chapter 12 Additional powers and ancillary orders in the Youth Court
Appendix A Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1992 (SI1992 No 2071)
Appendix C Criminal Procedure Rules 2012 (Current as at 1st October 2012)
Appendix I Sentencing Guidelines Council Youth Offence Specific Guidelines (Extracts)
Appendix K Justices' Clerks' Society guidance on breach of YRO
Appendix L Allocation: Sending for Trial and Committal for Sentence Suggested step by step approach