1 Quoted in B Abel-Smith and R Stevens, Lawyers and the Courts (Heinemann, 1967) p 30.

2 A Barrister, Justice in England (Left Book Club (Gollancz), 1938) p 11.

3 O R McGregor, L Blom-Cooper and C Gibson, Separated Spouses (Duckworth, 1971).

4 Pat Carlen, Magistrates' Justice (Martin Robertson, 1976).

5 Tony Gifford, Where's the justice? (Penguin, 1986) p 37.

6 Henry Cecil, The English Judge (Stevens and Sons, 1970).

7 See Raine, The Magistrates' Courts Service in Hereford and Worcester: a Review of Organization and Value for Money (University of Birmingham, 1985); Raine and L G Henshaw, Resource Requirements and Value for Money (Home Office, 1985); Raine, In Pursuit of Excellence in the Nottinghamshire Magistrates' Courts Service (University of Birmingham, 1986); and Raine, ‘Do Magistrates Courts Give Value for Money?’ in A Harrison and J Gretton (eds), Crime UK: an Economic, Social Policy Audit (Policy Journals, 1986).

8 M King and C May, Black Magistrates (Cobden Trust, 1985).

9 P Jones, R Tarling and J Vennard, ‘Effectiveness of Committal Proceedings as a Filter in the Criminal Justice System’ in D Moxon (ed), Managing Criminal Justice (HMSO, 1985) pp 86–93.

10 R Hood, Sentencing in Magistrates' Courts (Stevens, 1962).

11 R Tarling, Sentencing Practice in Magistrates' Courts (Home Office Research Study No 56, HMSO, 1979).

12 E Burney, JP - Magistrate, Court and Community (Hutchinson, 1979) pp 229–236.

13 D Acres, ‘Consisency and Sentencing’, Justice of the Peace (1987) pp 343–346.

14 Home Office and Lord Chancellor's Department, Size of Benches: a Consultation Document (HMSO, 1986).

15 Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, Administration of Justice Statistics 1986–87 Estimates (CIPFA, 1986).

16 Raine and Henshaw, op cit..

17 Raine and Henshaw, op cit..