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The origins of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority date back to 1964.
The origins of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority date back to 1964 with the establishment of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB). Since 1996, awards have been made under a rigid tariff system and range from £1,000 to £250,000 for injuries or mental trauma. The tariff sets out around 330 descriptions of different injuries and matches these to a standard sum.
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There are currently around 71,000 individuals within prison custody in the UK.
There are currently around 71,000 individuals within prison custody in the UK, and these include adult male, young male, adult women and young women offenders. Adult male offenders are classified within one of four security categories A, B, C or D. These categories define the severity of the individual's crime and the risk posed to the public if he/she should escape.
Category A offenders are the most dangerous prisoners whose escape would present a huge threat to the public and the nation. Category B prisoners pose less of a threat to the public, but they are still dangerous enough to warrant quite high levels of security. Category C offenders are considered to lack the skills or the desire to escape so they are deemed a minimal threat to the public. The remaining prisoners, those who do not pose a risk to the public and are also unlikely to escape are called Category D.
The FSS is an agency of the Home Office dedicated to the application of forensic science to aid law enforcement organisations in the UK.
The use of scientific practices within the criminal and legal process is called forensic science, and its success in aiding the legal system in the UK led eventually to the establishment of The Forensic Science Service (FSS). The FSS is an agency of the Home Office dedicated to the application of forensic science to aid law enforcement organisations in the UK.
The FSS has a world-wide reputation for DNA research and development, and its purpose is to serve the administration of justice principally by offering scientific support in the investigation of crime and expert evidence to the courts. However, the main function of the FSS is to work within the criminal justice system to give impartial evidence for both the prosecution and defence.
Scottish prosecutors are more pressured than prosecutors in other countries.
The pressures on Scottish prosecutors are greater than in many other countries. The reason is a long established principle known as the 110-day rule. Once an accused person has been charged with an offence, the Crown has 110 days in which to bring the case to trial. If it fails to do so, then the person walks free.
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