Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016

Dyer, Fiona (2018) Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016. [Report]

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    Abstract

    The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 was given Royal Assent on January 13, 2016. Part 1 of the Act commenced on January 25, 2018. This Act replaces all legislation regarding arrest for criminal offences. It repeals detention, provides a single power of arrest and ehances the rights of people in police custody to legal advice. For the purpose of the Act, a younger child is anyone under age 16, or age 16 and 17 and subject to a Compulsory Supervision Order (CSO), and an older child is age 16-17 and not subject to a CSO. 'Child' below refers to all children under age 18.

    Author(s):Dyer, Fiona ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0455-357X
    Item type:Report
    ID code:68066
    Notes:Information sheet, number 70.
    Keywords:criminal justice scotland act 2016, criminal Justice, scotland, child offenders, Criminal justice administration, Public Administration
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Criminal justice administration
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Social Work and Social Policy > Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:28 May 2019 13:02
    Last modified:01 Nov 2019 02:50
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/68066
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