An act to make further provision about criminal justice including provision about the police and dealing with offenders and defaulters to make further provision about the management of. The criminal justice and immigration act 2008 c 4 is an act of the parliament of the united kingdom which makes significant changes in many areas of the criminal justice system in england and wales and to a lesser extent in scotland and northern ireland. The aim of the criminal justice and immigration act 2008 was to consolidate previous changes to the law into one act as well as introduce reforms to the criminal justice system the goal was to cut crime and protect the public as well as make the criminal justice system more effective and simpler. Summary of the criminal justice and immigration act 2008 the bill sets out new powers to deal with anti social and violent behaviour make sentencing decisions clearer and introduces a new community sentence for young offenders. Criminal justice and immigration act 2008 chapter 4 contents part 1 youth rehabilitation orders youth rehabilitation orders 1 youth rehabilitation orders 2 breach revocation or amendment of youth rehabilitation orders 3 transfer of youth rehabilitation orders to northern ireland 4 meaning of the responsible officer