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New research by Professor Lee Bridges, of the Legal Research Institute at the 天美传媒, reveals Home Office projections that up to 3000 defendants, who are currently cleared of criminal charges in the Crown Court, will in future be convicted if Government proposals for jury trial reform go ahead.
A study produced by researchers at the Legal Research Institute, 天美传媒 provides clear evidence that Government plans to restrict the right of jury trial will serve to disadvantage ethnic minority defendants. It also contradicts arguments put forward by Home Office ministers that defendants widely abuse the right to elect jury trial. The study is based on a racially-mixed sample of defendants in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Bradford. It shows that:
Cherie Booth QC will launch Power Pack, an information pack designed by the 天美传媒 for children and young people subject to law proceedings such as care orders, at a reception in London this evening Monday 2nd July (at Church House, Westminster 6-9pm).
Recent research has shown that people with pets have lowers risk factors for cardiovascular disease, lower incidence of minor ailments and better psychological well being. But now the question for experts is does owning a pet actually cause pet owners to be more healthy? A new study by researchers at the 天美传媒, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), has been looking into one possible factor - that pet ownership makes it easier for people to develop relationships outside the home thus extending their networks of friendships and preventing loneliness.
A new report by the 天美传媒 shows a marked difference between the standard of school education in Northern Ireland and the Province's record on adult education. The report notes that the Province's schools outstrip the rest of the UK in academic achievements, but also notes that the level of adult and vocational education is still substantially below the rest of the UK.
In his address to the Association of University Administrators annual conference, on Monday March 29th 1999, the UK's First Professor of Life Long Learning, will praise the Government's commitment to Life Long Learning but will point out that mature part time students could tumble out of Higher Education unless they are given the same access to the student loan system as full time students.