A Handbook for JPs

A Handbook for JPs

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Location

Havelock House

Year

1965

Date

Production 22/01/1965

Length

02min 25sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Mr Henry Skeehan, a former RUC officer and Justice of the Peace, has written a handbook for Justices of the Peace. He hopes it will provide helpful guidance for those serving.  

Notes

Magistrates (also called Justices of the Peace) are ordinary people who hear cases in court in their community. They sit in benches of three, including two 'wingers' and one who sits in the centre who has received special training to act as chair, known as the Presiding Justice.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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