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Latest Press Releases:
First Criminal Defence Specialist Joins Criminal Justice Board - 5th August 2008
Nottingham Criminal Justice Board (NCJB) has appointed Mr Steve Gelsthorpe, a criminal defence specialist and partner at Cartwright King solicitors, as a co-opted member. Steve is the first criminal defence specialist to be appointed to the board on which he will represent the defence community at NCJB meetings.
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Justice Awards 2008 – Staff and Volunteers in Nottinhamshire encouraged to nominate - 13th June 2008
Members of staff and volunteers who work for the criminal justice system in Nottinghamshire are being encouraged to nominate colleagues for their outstanding contributions to delivering justice in the county as part of this year’s national Justice Awards.
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Criminal Justice Board welcomes new members - 12th June 2008
Nottinghamshire Criminal Justice Board is pleased to announce the appointment of two new co-opted members.
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Nottinghamshire Criminal Justice Board appoints new chair - 31st March 2008
Nottinghamshire Probation Area Chief Officer, Mrs Jane Geraghty, has been appointed as the new chair of the county’s Criminal Justice Board. She replaces Chief Constable Mr Steve Green.
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Conditional Cautioning to start in March - 19th March 2008
Nottinghamshire Criminal Justice Board believes the new project will increase public confidence in the criminal justice system
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Meet the Judge at Nottinghamshire Magistrates' Court - 5 March 2008
How would you like to meet the judge appointed to sit in Nottingham’s community justice courts? Members of the public and representatives from the community and voluntary organisations are being invited to a talk with District Judge Morris Cooper.
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Excellent performance in bringing Persistent Young Offenders to Justice - 6 February 2008
The latest figures issued by Nottinghamshire Criminal Justice Board show the average time from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders in the county has been maintained within the Government’s target for every month between April to October 2007.
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Exciting future ahead for Community Justice Initiative - 20 December 2007
Public confidence in the effectiveness of the criminal justice system increases
following ground-breaking community justice initiative
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Justice is seen to be done - 13 November 2007
Hundreds of people from across Nottinghamshire have attended a series of Inside Justice Week events which gave members of the public an insight into what criminal justice agencies do.
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Nottinghamshire Justice Hero gets National Recognition - 6 November 2007
A Nottinghamshire woman who gave a voice to young witnesses of crime has won a top national award for her work for the criminal justice system, according to Nottinghamshire Criminal Justice Board.
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Nottinghamshire shows how justice is done - 1st November 2007
The public in Nottinghamshire will have the chance to get a unique glimpse into the criminal justice system as this year’s Inside Justice Week gets underway across the county. Inside Justice Week runs across England and Wales from 3 -10 November.
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Open Day at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court - 10 October 2007
Members of the public are being invited to an open day on Saturday 10 November.
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CJSSS starts in Mansfield - 9 October 2007
A project, which aims to speed up how offences are dealt with in magistrates’ courts, has started in Mansfield
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Justice Hero reaches national awards final - 8 October 2007
A Nottingham-based charity worker has been named as a finalist in the national justice awards
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LCJB Website - 12 September 2007
Updated website provides information on criminal justice system.
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Back in the Chair - 21 August 2007
Chief Constable to chair Nottinghamshire Criminal Justice Board.
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100 cases heard at Nottingham’s community justice courts. - 20 August 2007.
Over 100 cases have been brought before Nottingham’s community justice courts in the first two months of the initiative.
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Conditional cautioning comes to Mansfield - 03 July 2007
Nottinghamshire Criminal Justice Board to support roll-out of project.
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Voluntary and public sector work together to support domestic violence victims - 02 July 2007
Rise in guilty plea rate in first year of Nottingham's domestic violence courts.
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Nominations Open for Justice Awards - 29 June 2007
Volunteers and staff encouraged to nominate colleagues who "go the extra mile" to improve the criminal justice system.
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Nottingham's Community Justice judge named - 05 June 2007
The judge appointed to sit in Nottingham's community justice courts has been named.
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