§ Mr. Turtonasked the Home Secretary how many of the persons convicted by courts of summary jurisdiction in England and Wales in 1936 and 1937, respectively, had been previous convicted more than 20 times; and how many of the persons convicted by courts of assize at quarter sessions for the same years had been previously convicted more than 20times?
§ Mr. LloydThe available statistics do not distinguish between convictions by courts of summary jurisdiction and convictions by courts of assize or quarter sessions, but between convictions for indictable and convictions for non-indictable offences. The following table shows the number of persons found guilty of offences in each of these categories who are known to have had more than 20 previous proved offences. An analysis of the offences included in these categories will be found in Table VI (A) in Appendix 8 to the Annual Reports of the Prison Commissioners for the years in question.
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— Indictable Offences. Non-Indictable Offences (akin to indictable offences). Other Non-Indictable Offences. 1936. 1937. 1936. 1937. 1936. 1937. Male … 652 656 440 388 1,879 1,963 Female … 75 69 98 70 1,482 1,250