§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Home Secretary the number of persons between the ages of 16 and 21 that have been prosecuted during each of the last five years ended 30th September, 1930; how many were sent to prison on remand; how many were convicted; and 635W how many were sentenced to terms of imprisonment?
§ Mr. SHORTFigures of proceedings against persons aged 16 to 21, or of convictions other than convictions upon indictment, are not separately recorded; but I would refer my hon. Friend to estimates given on pages 12 to 15 of the report of the Departmental Committee on the Treatment of Young Offenders, Command Paper 2831 of 1927. Statistics of such persons received under sentences of imprisonment are given in the annual reports of the Prison Commissioners. Statistics of those received under remand are available only for the year 1928, when a special table was prepared and published in the Commissioners' annual report, of which I am sending my hon. Friend a copy.
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Number of Young Persons (16–21) committed to Manchester Prison from, Manchester Police Court from 1st January, 1926, to 31st October, 1930. Offences. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. Ten months of 1930. Total. Indictable offences Various forms of larceny 52 41 28 37 34 192 Burglary, housebreaking, etc 14 18 24 20 18 94 False pretences and other frauds 1 2 4 2 2 11 Sexual offences 4 1 1 3 1 10 Manslaughter, wounding, etc. — — — 1 2 3 Receiving 2 1 1 1 2 7 Other offences — 1 — — — 1 Non-Indictable offences (akin to indictable). As-aults 1 5 4 2 3 15 Frequenting, etc. 7 9 7 9 1 33 Malicious damage — 1 3 1 1 6 Indecent exposure 4 1 — — — 5 Other offences 4 4 4 — 1 13 Other non-indictable offences. Drunkenness 5 2 2 4 4 17 Offence against poor law — — 1 — — 1 Begging and sleeping out 6 2 — 1 3 12 Breach of police regulations 1 2 — — 3 6 Offences in relation to railways — — — — 1 1 Other offences 10 13 3 11 11 48 111 103 82 93 86 475 Disposal of cases. Committed for trial or for Borstal sentences 33 34 33 42 17 189 Sentenced to imprisonment 24 18 5 10 4 61 Fined and committed to prison in default 19 15 7 15 11 67 Fined and paid fine at Court 1 — — — — 1 Bound over 23 23 21 20 11 98 Discharged 6 11 9 3 8 37 Committed to institutions for mental defectives. 2 1 4 2 5 14 Returned to reformatory schools or Borstal institutions, etc. 3 1 3 1 — 8 111 103 82 93 86 475
Mr. SIMONasked the Home Secretary the number of youths between the ages of 16 to 21 that have been sent to prison by the Manchester magistrates during the last five years, and the nature of the offence in each case?
§ Mr. SHORTIn the period of four years and 10 months from 1st January, 1926, to 31st October, 1930, the number of youths between the ages of 16 and 21 sent to prison from the Manchester City Police Court was 475. This figure includes those committed for trial or remitted for a Borstal sentence, those sentenced to imprisonment or committed in default of fines, or remanded to prison and subsequently dealt with under the Probation of Offenders Act and so on. The following table gives the figures for each of these classes and specifies the nature of the offences.