13
Jan
2014
By Calvin at 16:51 GMT, 12 years ago
A number of newspapers are carrying stories generated from this report just released by the Centre for Crime Prevention, which reveals the scale of ‘soft justice’ for prolific offenders. It seems that some criminals are avoiding prison despite 300 or more previous convictions or cautions.
Here’s part of the press release:
PRESS RELEASE
Data from Freedom of Information requests shows that almost 112,000 criminals found guilty of at least their sixth offence in 2012 avoided prison. More than 55,000 avoided prison despite 15 or more previous offences - and just under 29,000 avoided prison despite 25 or more previous offences.
Click here to read the report, including a full regional breakdown by local police force area
Peter Cuthbertson, author of the report and Director of the Centre for Crime Prevention, said:
“The courts are utterly failing to show they take crime seriously. Prison is the only sure way to protect the public from hardened criminals. The most prolific offenders are responsible for a growing percentage of all crime, and locking them up would have a massive impact on the crime rate. New Zealand recently fought rising crime by letting criminals know that it is ‘three strikes and you’re out’. In Britain, we don’t even have 300 strikes and you’re out.”
END
The Centre for Crime Prevention was founded to campaign for an evidence-based approach to sentencing and policing. This website’s pages hold some very interesting content and is worth a visit.
Centre for Crime Prevention: http://www.centreforcrimeprevention.com/
Read the rest of the PRESS RELEASE here: http://www.centreforcrimeprevention.com/
