Remand Custody Analysis

Remand custody, or pre-trial detention cases have been vastly increasing over the last ten years. Individuals who have not been sentenced yet are in remand custody, which is when an individual is in custody but awaiting their trail or sentence (Griffiths, 2014, p.179). Previously inmates had the larger number in prisons; however, the remand population has climbed and on most cases has outnumbered convicted inmates (Weinrath, 2009, p.355). Through the Justice of the Peace or a judge, individuals have been taken into custody, one reason could be because breaching their terms of release. Additionally, alleged offenders are being detained at these facilities to limit the risk to society, and to themselves. For example, these individuals may reoffend before their trail, or not arraying a bail, or have a high chance of not attending their court date, or trial (Griffiths, 2014, p.179). This paper examines the consequences of this uprising shift in remand custody; with a deeper analysis on the advantages, disadvantages, how individuals are detained in remand custody, …show more content…
In all these three cases, two-for-one, one-for-one, and no credit at all in remand custody, there is no benefit for innocent individuals. Furthermore, an innocent individual might be forced or seen to plead guilty as beneficial, which aggravates a very stressful decision for the accused (Cited in Weinrath, 2009, p.361). Having said that, another disadvantage for remand custody is the zero tolerance policy. Usually men, who are controlled after assaulting someone, have a lot harder time getting bail, which means spending a longer time in remand custody (Weinrath, 2009, p.368). On average, the time being detained at remand has been increasing. In 1994, it took 121 days to complete a case, while in 2004, that number dramatically increased to 215 days on average (Cited in Weinrath, 2009,