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Judged by peers? The diversity of lay magistrates in England and Wales Penelope Gibbs, Transform Justice, and Amy Kirby, Birkbeck, University of London Howard League What is Justice? Working Papers 6/2014 2 Judged by peers? The diversity of lay magistrates in England and Wales Penelope Gibbs, Transform Justice, and Amy Kirby, Birkbeck, University of London Abstract The criminal justice system of England and Wales relies heavily on members of the public lay participants in administering justice. The roots of lay participation lie in the notion of participatory democracy, specifically judgement by one s peers (Sanders, 2002; Crawford, 2004; Gibson and Cavadino, 2008).
allowed women to become magistrates for the first time.2 ... 95, 27 per cent of appointees were Labour voters, and 41 per cent Conservative. The appointment of those over 60 was accepted (as it is today) and ‘benches where the ... Howard League. - ...
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