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The Offenders Index: Codebook The Offenders Index: codebook A list of the codes used in study output files from the Offenders Index Research Development and Statistics Directorate Home Office August 1998 Contents page Introduction 1 I. Gender and ethnicity 2 II. Grouping of offence and disposal codes 3 III. Courts A. Central Criminal Courts, Assizes, Quarter Sessions 14 & Crown Courts B. Magistrates' Courts 22 C. Other courts 55 IV. Police forces 56 V. Offence class codes 60 VI. Proceedings types 94 VII. Plea 99 VIII. Disposal codes A. Pre-1990 100 B. 1990 onwards 104 IX. Amounts, duration and units 108 Introduction This booklet contains a full list of the codes used in study output files from the Offenders Index. It should be used in conjunction with The Offenders Index: a user's guide, which contains a full description of the format of output files. The two guides together allow criminal history information extracted from the Index to be interpreted. Output files from the Index are made up of three types of record: study offender information (type 1), court appearance information (type 2) and offence information (type 3). The codes in this booklet are set out in roughly the order in which they appear in an output file; references are made where appropriate to the position in the relevant record type at which particular codes appear. These references relate to the format of output files created on or after 1 November 1994. The codes used for a particular record are those which applied at the time the data in question was notified to the Home Office by the police. The lists of codes which follow include any code used since 1963 and which might appear in data extracted from the Index, irrespective of whether the code is still extant. Codes can and do change over time (eg. as new offences and disposals are created and others abolished); some of the codes which appear in a study output file may no longer be in current use. In most cases old and new codes are included in a single list with, where appropriate, the date(s) when they applied. Two separate lists are given for disposals, for pre-1990 and post-1990 respectively. 1 I. Gender and ethnicity Gender The one-character code for gender appears in column 34 of record type 1 (offender information). The code is often not present. 1 Male 2 Female 3 Unknown (early years only) Ethnicity The one-character code for ethnicity, where recorded, appears in column 36 of record type 1. 0 Unknown 1 White European 2 Dark European 3 Afro-caribbean 4 Asian 5 Oriental 6 Arab This code is often not recorded. 2 II. Grouping of offence codes and disposal codes The Offenders Index covers data from 1963. There have been changes since that date in offence codes and disposal codes, which can cause difficulties for analysts who want to ensure consistent treatment of data over time. This Appendix gives groupings for codes which may be useful. Sections V and VIII respectively list offences and disposal codes numerically. Offences not on the standard list are not listed but these may appear on the output file when tried with standard list offences. Offence codes: subgroups Notes 1. Where a year is not specified, this means that the code can be used in the group or subgroup for all years 1963 to 1993, although the offences included within the code may have changed during that time. 2. Highlighted entries indicate that the year must be specified in order to define the correct offence, because the same code number has been used for different types of offences at different times. 3. Roman numerals indicate the indictable offence group used in Criminal Statistics as follows: I Violence against the person II Sexual offences III Burglary IV Robbery V Theft and handling stolen goods VI Fraud and forgery VII Criminal damage VIII Drug offences IX Other (excluding motoring offences) X Motoring offences 3 These are the categories used in most published information that breaks results down by offence category. 1. Violence against the person Indictable I 1 Murder I 2 Attempted murder I 3 Threat or conspiracy to murder I 4 Manslaughter, etc I 920 Death or injury to person by dangerous driving (1.7.64-31.12.86) I 921 Aiding, abetting, causing or permitting death or injury to person by dangerous driving (1.7.64-31.12.86) I 37, subclass 1 (1992 onwards) Aggravated vehicle taking I 5 Wounding or other act endangering life I 6 Endangering railway passenger I 7 Endangering life at sea I 8 Other wounding, etc I 9 Assault (until 1988) I 10 Intimidation and molestation (until 1979) I 11 Cruelty to or neglect of children I 12 Abandoning children under two years I 13 Child abduction I 14 Procuring illegal abortion I 15 Concealment of birth IX 35 Blackmail IX 36 Kidnapping IX 64 Rioting IX 65 Violent disorder IX 81 Firearms offences (1979 onwards) Summary 103 Aggravated assault 104 Assault on a constable 105 Common assault (up to 1974 ; all categories of common assault have become standard list offences from 1 July 1995, the coverage was much more limited in earlier years , see section V.) 109 Cruelty to or neglect of children 4 2. Sexual offences 2a Sexual offences with "victims" Indictable II 16 Buggery II 17 Indecent assault on a male II 19 Rape II 20 Indecent assault on a female II 21 Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 13 II 22 Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 16 II 23 Incest II 25 Abduction II 74 Gross indecency with a child Summary 139 Indecent exposure 192 Gross indecency with children (1963-78) 2b Sex-related offences Indictable II 18 Indecency between males II 24 Procuration II 26 Bigamy II 27 Soliciting by a man (1978 onwards) IX 86 Possession of obscene material, etc (1982 onwards) Summary 107 Keeping a brothel 166 Offences by prostitutes 187 Living on prostitutes earnings etc (1963-78) 3. Burglary Indictable III 27 Sacrilege (Robbing places of worship) (up to 1968) III 28 Burglary in a dwelling III 29 Housebreaking (1963-1968) III 29 Aggravated burglary in a dwelling (1969-) III 30 Burglary in a building other than a dwelling III 31 Attempting to break into houses, shops, warehouses etc (1963-1968) III 31 Aggravated burglary in a building other than a dwelling (1969-) III 32 Entering with intent to commit felony (1963-68) 4. Robbery Indictable IV 34 Robbery and assault with intent to rob 5 5. Theft and handling stolen goods 5a. Theft of a vehicle Indictable V 37, subclass 2 Aggravated vehicle taking (1992 onwards) V 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle (note: before 1987 these were usually recorded under 918; some of these offences are coded under 130 from 1989 onwards) V 918 Unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle (1.7.64-31.12.86) Summary 126 Interference with a motor vehicle (1981 onwards) 130 Stealing and unauthorised taking (1990 onwards) 131 Aggravated vehicle taking (<£2,000) 138 Taking motor vehicle without consent of owner (1963) 5b. Theft from a vehicle V 45 Theft from vehicle 5c. Shoplifting Indictable V 46 Theft from shops 5d. Other theft and handling Indictable V 37 Embezzlement (up to 1968) V 38 Larceny of horses, cattle and sheep V 39 Theft from the person of another V 40 Theft in a dwelling other than from automatic machine or meter V 41 Theft by an employee V 42 Theft or unauthorised taking from mail V 43 Abstracting electricity (note: also includes aggravated larceny from 1963 to 1968) V 44 Theft of pedal cycle V 47 Theft from automatic machine or meter V 49 Other theft or unauthorised taking V 54 Handling stolen goods Summary 174 Stealing animals (1963-68) 176 Stealing or cutting, rooting up etc with intent to steal any tree, shrub etc to the value of 1 shilling (1963-1968) 177 Stealing or destroying or damaging with intent to steal plants etc (1963-68) 181 Unlawful possession 6 6. Fraud and forgery Indictable VI 50 Obtaining goods, &c, by false pretences (1963-68) VI 51 Frauds by company directors, etc VI 52 False accounting VI 53 Other fraud VI 55 Bankruptcy offences VI 58 Forgery and uttering (up to 1971) VI 59 Forgery (misdemeanour) (up to 1971) VI 60 Forgery, or use of false prescription (1972 onwards) Coining (up to 1971 - rare) VI 61 Other forgery, etc (including coinage and hall marking offences) 7. Criminal damage Indictable VII 56 Arson VII 57 Criminal damage endangering life (excluding arson) (note: other malicious injuries 1963-71 - appears to be more common) VII 58 Other offences of criminal damage (1972 onwards, note that criminal damage <£2,000 coded to 149 from 1989) VII 59 Threat or possession with intent to commit criminal damage (1972 onwards) Summary 149 Criminal damage (1963-74, 1979 onwards); various changes in thresholds eg <£400 before 1989, <£2,000 from 1989 onwards 8. Drug offences Indictable VIII 77 Misuse of Drugs (1972-92), Criminal Justice (International Co-operation Act 1990) (1993 onwards) VIII 92 Misuse of drugs (1993 onwards) VIII 93 Misuse of drugs (1993 onwards) Summary 168 Offences in relation to Public Health 37 Possession of soft drugs (1968-1971) 193 Misuse of Drugs 195 subclass 5, Dangerous Drugs Acts 1965 and 1967 (up to 1971) 7 9. Motoring and other offences 9a. Motoring offences Indictable X 70 Reckless or dangerous driving X 71 Driving under the influence of drink of drugs X 72 Other motoring offences (1963-30.6.64) X 802 Dangerous driving (standard list when tried summarily from 1 January 1996; prior to this standard list when tried on indictment) X 814 Fraud forgery, etc associated with vehicle or driver records (standard list on indictment) X 926 Dangerous driving (1.7.64-31.12.86) X 958 Driving licence offences X 960 Operator's licence offences X 961 Aiding abetting causing or permitting operator's licence offences X 962 Vehicle insurance offences X 964 Vehicle registration and 0 (excise) offences X 966 Drivers work record and employment offences X 970 Vehicle testing offences and prescribed goods vehicles testing and plating offences Summary 803 Driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs (803/2 standard list from 01/01/96) 807 Driving licence related offences (807/1 standard list from 01/01/96) 9b.
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