Current Awareness » recidivists http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Wed, 22 May 2013 15:45:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Probation reform: payment by results can reduce reoffending – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/probation-reform-payment-by-results-can-reduce-reoffending-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/probation-reform-payment-by-results-can-reduce-reoffending-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:04:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83689 “The recent announcement from the justice secretary, opening up probation work to the private and voluntary sectors, may help to rebuild lives.”

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The Guardian, 15th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/probation-reform-payment-by-results-can-reduce-reoffending-the-guardian/feed/ 0 One of Britain’s most prolific burglars jailed for 6 years – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/one-of-britains-most-prolific-burglars-jailed-for-6-years-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/one-of-britains-most-prolific-burglars-jailed-for-6-years-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 10:33:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83656 “One of Britain’s most prolific house burglars has been jailed for six years after being caught targeting vulnerable elderly people in his 160th break-in.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/one-of-britains-most-prolific-burglars-jailed-for-6-years-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Payment-by-results plan for offender supervision comes under fire – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/payment-by-results-plan-for-offender-supervision-comes-under-fire-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/payment-by-results-plan-for-offender-supervision-comes-under-fire-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 09:01:45 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83531 “Senior probation officers have attacked plans to offer private companies and
charities payment-by-results for supervising people released from jail.”

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BBC News, 9th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/payment-by-results-plan-for-offender-supervision-comes-under-fire-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Justice by postcode: variety in magistrates’ sentences revealed – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/justice-by-postcode-variety-in-magistrates-sentences-revealed-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/justice-by-postcode-variety-in-magistrates-sentences-revealed-the-independent/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:14:29 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83136 “The number of criminals sent to prison by magistrates in England and Wales varies dramatically depending on which court does the sentencing, research reveals today.”

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The Independent, 22nd April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/justice-by-postcode-variety-in-magistrates-sentences-revealed-the-independent/feed/ 0 How will government proposals to reduce reoffending affect charities? – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/how-will-government-proposals-to-reduce-reoffending-affect-charities-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/how-will-government-proposals-to-reduce-reoffending-affect-charities-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:15:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82851 “The government has laid out plans to open the majority of probation services to competition, in its programme ‘Transforming Rehabilitation – a revolution in the way we manage offenders’. The aim is to reform offender management services in the community, in order to reduce re-offending rates, while delivering improved value for money for the tax payer.”

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The Guardian, 4th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/how-will-government-proposals-to-reduce-reoffending-affect-charities-the-guardian/feed/ 1 Cautions for serious and repeat offenders under review – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/cautions-for-serious-and-repeat-offenders-under-review-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/cautions-for-serious-and-repeat-offenders-under-review-ministry-of-justice/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:51:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82829 “Serious and repeat criminals should not expect to escape with a caution, Secretary of State for Justice Chris Grayling announced today with the launch of a Government review into cautions. ”

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Ministry of Justice, 3rd April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/cautions-for-serious-and-repeat-offenders-under-review-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Police cautions to be reviewed by government – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/police-cautions-to-be-reviewed-by-government-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/police-cautions-to-be-reviewed-by-government-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:20:30 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82827 “The government is launching a review of the use of police cautions in England and Wales, amid fears that they are being used to punish serious offences that should be dealt with by the courts.”

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/police-cautions-to-be-reviewed-by-government-the-guardian/feed/ 0 New Justice Data Lab to help cut reoffending – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-justice-data-lab-to-help-cut-reoffending-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-justice-data-lab-to-help-cut-reoffending-ministry-of-justice/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:02:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82804 “A pioneering new service giving charities and voluntary organisations more information about what works to reduce reoffending has been launched today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 2nd April 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-justice-data-lab-to-help-cut-reoffending-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Darren Purchase jailed for 20 years for series of sex crimes – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/darren-purchase-jailed-for-20-years-for-series-of-sex-crimes-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/darren-purchase-jailed-for-20-years-for-series-of-sex-crimes-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:19:33 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82641 “A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting and raping eight people including a 13-year-old boy.”

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BBC News, 25th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/darren-purchase-jailed-for-20-years-for-series-of-sex-crimes-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Prison cuts ‘could lead to more crimes’ – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/prison-cuts-could-lead-to-more-crimes-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/prison-cuts-could-lead-to-more-crimes-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:39:58 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82226 “Serial criminals could commit even more crimes, MPs have warned, because cuts to prison services risk rehabilitation programmes being scaled back.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/prison-cuts-could-lead-to-more-crimes-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 ‘Naked rambler’ given Asbo by Southampton magistrates – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/naked-rambler-given-asbo-by-southampton-magistrates-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/naked-rambler-given-asbo-by-southampton-magistrates-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:31:47 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82169 “A man known as ‘the naked rambler’ has been given an interim Anti-social
Behaviour Order (Asbo) banning him from going nude in public places.”

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BBC News, 28th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/naked-rambler-given-asbo-by-southampton-magistrates-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Compulsive liar jailed after 11 false rape claims in decade – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/compulsive-liar-jailed-after-11-false-rape-claims-in-decade-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/compulsive-liar-jailed-after-11-false-rape-claims-in-decade-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:05:14 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82104 “A compulsive liar made almost a dozen false claims that she was raped in nearly a decade after making her first complaint at the age of 13, a court has heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/compulsive-liar-jailed-after-11-false-rape-claims-in-decade-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Convicted sex offender must serve 37 years for Catherine Gowing murder – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/convicted-sex-offender-must-serve-37-years-for-catherine-gowing-murder-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/convicted-sex-offender-must-serve-37-years-for-catherine-gowing-murder-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:23:51 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82088 “A convicted sex offender who admitted harbouring fantasies about imprisoning and killing women has been jailed for life for the horrific rape and murder of a vet.”

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The Guardian, 25th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/convicted-sex-offender-must-serve-37-years-for-catherine-gowing-murder-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Can child porn users be treated? – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/can-child-porn-users-be-treated-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/can-child-porn-users-be-treated-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:14:58 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82065 “A child protection charity says it is impossible to catch every person who looks at indecent images and more needs to be done to stop people from looking at them.”

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BBC News, 23rd February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/can-child-porn-users-be-treated-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Probation service gets ‘generally good’ report as it faces wholesale outsourcing – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/probation-service-gets-generally-good-report-as-it-faces-wholesale-outsourcing-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/probation-service-gets-generally-good-report-as-it-faces-wholesale-outsourcing-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:51:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82040 “The probation service, which faces wholesale outsourcing under government plans, is ‘doing much good work’ with adult offenders but some aspects continue to require improvement, according to the chief inspector of probation.”

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The Guardian, 21st February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/probation-service-gets-generally-good-report-as-it-faces-wholesale-outsourcing-the-guardian/feed/ 0 One in three serious offenders has 15 or more convictions or cautions – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/one-in-three-serious-offenders-has-15-or-more-convictions-or-cautions-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/one-in-three-serious-offenders-has-15-or-more-convictions-or-cautions-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:48:37 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82038 “One in three serious offenders last year had at least 15 previous convictions or cautions, up from one in five a decade ago.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/one-in-three-serious-offenders-has-15-or-more-convictions-or-cautions-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 8,000 criminals given at least 11 community sentences before being jailed – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/8000-criminals-given-at-least-11-community-sentences-before-being-jailed-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/8000-criminals-given-at-least-11-community-sentences-before-being-jailed-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:06:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82004 “Almost 8,000 criminals sent to prison last year had been given at least 11 community sentences before finally being jailed, figures showed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/8000-criminals-given-at-least-11-community-sentences-before-being-jailed-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Probation union says privatising service will put public at risk – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/probation-union-says-privatising-service-will-put-public-at-risk-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/probation-union-says-privatising-service-will-put-public-at-risk-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:43:32 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81944 “Probation officers are warning that the public will be at greater risk if the government presses ahead with plans to privatise the supervision of offenders.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/probation-union-says-privatising-service-will-put-public-at-risk-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Rape suspects ‘should not be named’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/rape-suspects-should-not-be-named-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/rape-suspects-should-not-be-named-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:15:32 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81928 “Anti-rape campaigners have dismissed proposals for alleged rapists to be granted anonymity to avoid lasting stigma if they are cleared.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/rape-suspects-should-not-be-named-the-guardian/feed/ 0 ‘He is the devil himself’: Britain’s youngest ever ASBO holder, once branded an ‘imp of Satan’, turns to murder 10 years on – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/he-is-the-devil-himself-britains-youngest-ever-asbo-holder-once-branded-an-imp-of-satan-turns-to-murder-10-years-on-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/he-is-the-devil-himself-britains-youngest-ever-asbo-holder-once-branded-an-imp-of-satan-turns-to-murder-10-years-on-the-independent/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:45:08 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81854 “A man has been found guilty of murdering his friend at a house party almost 10 years after he became Britain’s youngest ever ASBO holder.”

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The Independent, 12th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/he-is-the-devil-himself-britains-youngest-ever-asbo-holder-once-branded-an-imp-of-satan-turns-to-murder-10-years-on-the-independent/feed/ 0 Children and young people who sexually offend: Missing opportunities to prevent reoffending report – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/children-and-young-people-who-sexually-offend-missing-opportunities-to-prevent-reoffending-report-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/children-and-young-people-who-sexually-offend-missing-opportunities-to-prevent-reoffending-report-ministry-of-justice/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:32:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81734 “Reoffending by children and young people who commit sexual offences can be prevented, but opportunities to intervene early were often missed by professionals, according to independent inspectors. Today they published the report of a joint inspection on children and young people who sexually offend.”

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Ministry of Justice, 7th February 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Related link: Examining Multi-Agency Responses to Children and Young People who sexually offend (PDF)

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/children-and-young-people-who-sexually-offend-missing-opportunities-to-prevent-reoffending-report-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Robert Coulson jailed for smuggling cannabis – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/robert-coulson-jailed-for-smuggling-cannabis-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/robert-coulson-jailed-for-smuggling-cannabis-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:34:22 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81465 “ 71-year-old man who admitted trying to smuggle more than £168,000 worth of
cannabis through a ferry port has been jailed for three years and nine months.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/robert-coulson-jailed-for-smuggling-cannabis-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Confidence trickster who defrauded banks out of £750m faces jail – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/confidence-trickster-who-defrauded-banks-out-of-750m-faces-jail-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/confidence-trickster-who-defrauded-banks-out-of-750m-faces-jail-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:54:59 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81283 “Britain’s most successful serial confidence trickster, Achilleas Kallakis, faces up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of duping banks out of more than £750m.”

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The Guardian, 16th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/confidence-trickster-who-defrauded-banks-out-of-750m-faces-jail-the-guardian/feed/ 0 90,000 serial offenders avoided jail last year – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/90000-serial-offenders-avoided-jail-last-year-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/90000-serial-offenders-avoided-jail-last-year-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:45:26 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81281 “More than 90,000 of the worst serial offenders avoided jail last year as the numbers soared by a quarter in five years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/90000-serial-offenders-avoided-jail-last-year-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Probation service ‘revolution’ means wholesale privatisation – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/probation-service-revolution-means-wholesale-privatisation-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/probation-service-revolution-means-wholesale-privatisation-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:47:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81141 “The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, is to outline plans for the wholesale outsourcing of the probation service with private companies and voluntary sector organisations to take over the rehabilitation of the majority of offenders by 2015.”

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The Guardian, 9th Januaury 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/probation-service-revolution-means-wholesale-privatisation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Serial offenders escaping tough penalties at record rate – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/serial-offenders-escaping-tough-penalties-at-record-rate-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/serial-offenders-escaping-tough-penalties-at-record-rate-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:08:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81096 “The worst serial offenders are being let off with cautions at a record rate as thousands avoid tough penalties every year, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/serial-offenders-escaping-tough-penalties-at-record-rate-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 New sentences and criminal offences come into effect – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/new-sentences-and-criminal-offences-come-into-effect-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/new-sentences-and-criminal-offences-come-into-effect-ministry-of-justice/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:04:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80677 “From 3 December 2012 new offences of aggravated knife possession come into force. Anyone who uses a knife or offensive weapon to threaten and endanger others will face a mandatory custodial sentence, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 2nd December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/new-sentences-and-criminal-offences-come-into-effect-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Repeat rapists to face life sentences – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/repeat-rapists-to-face-life-sentences-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/repeat-rapists-to-face-life-sentences-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:52:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80675 “Criminals who commit a second serious sexual or violent offence will be given automatic life sentences under a new ‘two strikes and you’re out’ law from tomorrow.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/repeat-rapists-to-face-life-sentences-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Tougher prison sentences for violent crime in force – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/tougher-prison-sentences-for-violent-crime-in-force-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/tougher-prison-sentences-for-violent-crime-in-force-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:06:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80667 “A raft of new criminal offences have come into force in England and Wales, as well as tougher prison sentences for violent crimes.”

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BBC News, 3rd December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/tougher-prison-sentences-for-violent-crime-in-force-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Prison mentors: ‘I’ve been in trouble almost all the time’ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/prison-mentors-ive-been-in-trouble-almost-all-the-time-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/prison-mentors-ive-been-in-trouble-almost-all-the-time-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:40:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80507 “The government wants to give more prisoners on sentences of less than 12 months a mentor – who may themselves be an ex-offender – to try to cut reoffending.”

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BBC News, 26th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/prison-mentors-ive-been-in-trouble-almost-all-the-time-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Rehabilitation revolution – next steps announced – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/rehabilitation-revolution-next-steps-announced-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/rehabilitation-revolution-next-steps-announced-ministry-of-justice/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:56:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80398 “A rehabilitation revolution aimed at cutting crime, better educating troubled young people and offering real value to taxpayers was set out by the Secretary of State for Justice today [20 November].”

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Ministry of Justice, 20th November 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/rehabilitation-revolution-next-steps-announced-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Police launch mugshots database to catch criminals who move around the country – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/police-launch-mugshots-database-to-catch-criminals-who-move-around-the-country-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/police-launch-mugshots-database-to-catch-criminals-who-move-around-the-country-the-independent/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:47:59 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80174 “Detectives say face-matching technology is a ‘game changer’, but doubts remain on what data should be held.”

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The Independent, 12th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/police-launch-mugshots-database-to-catch-criminals-who-move-around-the-country-the-independent/feed/ 0 Paedophile jailed indefinitely over abduction of boy aged 10 – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/paedophile-jailed-indefinitely-over-abduction-of-boy-aged-10-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/paedophile-jailed-indefinitely-over-abduction-of-boy-aged-10-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:31:32 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80052 “A predatory paedophile whose ‘truly horrific’ abduction of a 10-year-old boy sparked mass street protests has been jailed indefinitely for public protection.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/paedophile-jailed-indefinitely-over-abduction-of-boy-aged-10-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Colonel Riley Workman murder: Former gamekeeper guilty – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/colonel-riley-workman-murder-former-gamekeeper-guilty-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/colonel-riley-workman-murder-former-gamekeeper-guilty-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:13:22 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80046 “A former gamekeeper has been found guilty of the murder of a retired colonel in Hertfordshire.”

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BBC News, 5th November 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/colonel-riley-workman-murder-former-gamekeeper-guilty-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Murder committed every ten days by criminal on bail – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/murder-committed-every-ten-days-by-criminal-on-bail-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/murder-committed-every-ten-days-by-criminal-on-bail-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:13:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79793 “A murder is committed by a criminal out on bail every ten days, new statistics have revealed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/murder-committed-every-ten-days-by-criminal-on-bail-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 ‘What were they thinking?’: Paedophile spared jail went on to rape child – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/what-were-they-thinking-paedophile-spared-jail-went-on-to-rape-child-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/what-were-they-thinking-paedophile-spared-jail-went-on-to-rape-child-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:24:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79784 “A senior judge yesterday criticised fellow members of the judiciary after a convicted paedophile who was spared jail advertised himself as a babysitter online and went on to rape a child.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/what-were-they-thinking-paedophile-spared-jail-went-on-to-rape-child-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Justice secretary defends probation service outsourcing – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/justice-secretary-defends-probation-service-outsourcing-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/justice-secretary-defends-probation-service-outsourcing-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:51:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79763 “The justice secretary has defended David Cameron’s plan to outsource large swaths of the probation service to private companies, such as G4S and A4e, along with charities and voluntary groups.”

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The Guardian, 22nd October 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/justice-secretary-defends-probation-service-outsourcing-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Serious sexual offenders to get ‘two strikes and you’re out’ life sentences – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/serious-sexual-offenders-to-get-two-strikes-and-youre-out-life-sentences-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/serious-sexual-offenders-to-get-two-strikes-and-youre-out-life-sentences-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:37:54 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79494 “A hardline ‘two strikes and you’re out’ automatic life sentence for serious sexual or violent offences will be brought into force shortly, the self-proclaimed ‘tough’ justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has told the Conservative party conference.”

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The Guardian, 9th October 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/serious-sexual-offenders-to-get-two-strikes-and-youre-out-life-sentences-the-guardian/feed/ 0 £1bn tagging programme has failed to cut reoffending – senior police officer – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/1bn-tagging-programme-has-failed-to-cut-reoffending-senior-police-officer-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/1bn-tagging-programme-has-failed-to-cut-reoffending-senior-police-officer-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:50:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79171 “Nearly £1bn has been spent on the electronic tagging of criminals over the past 13 years with little effect on cutting offending rates, offering little value for money and serving only to enrich two or three private security companies, one of which is G4S, a senior police officer has claimed.”

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The Guardian, 24th September 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/1bn-tagging-programme-has-failed-to-cut-reoffending-senior-police-officer-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Men jailed for £700,000 circular saw cash machine raids – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/men-jailed-for-700000-circular-saw-cash-machine-raids-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/men-jailed-for-700000-circular-saw-cash-machine-raids-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:53:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=78940 “Four men have been jailed for a year long campaign of raids on supermarket cash dispensers using a circular saw.”

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BBC News, 17th September 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/men-jailed-for-700000-circular-saw-cash-machine-raids-bbc-news/feed/ 0 ‘Fagin-style sex offender’ is jailed again – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/fagin-style-sex-offender-is-jailed-again-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/fagin-style-sex-offender-is-jailed-again-the-independent/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:00:01 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=78886 “A Satanist branded a ‘Fagin-style sex offender’ is back behind bars after local residents mounted a campaign to keep local children safe.”

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The Independent, 17th September 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/fagin-style-sex-offender-is-jailed-again-the-independent/feed/ 0 Newton Abbot frying pan murder: paedophile Bryan Harris jailed – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/newton-abbot-frying-pan-murder-paedophile-bryan-harris-jailed-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/newton-abbot-frying-pan-murder-paedophile-bryan-harris-jailed-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:17:54 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=78641 “A paedophile who murdered his landlord by battering him with a frying pan has been jailed for life.”

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BBC news, 11th September 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/newton-abbot-frying-pan-murder-paedophile-bryan-harris-jailed-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Campaigners push for prisoners to be asked what will stop them reoffending – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/campaigners-push-for-prisoners-to-be-asked-what-will-stop-them-reoffending-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/campaigners-push-for-prisoners-to-be-asked-what-will-stop-them-reoffending-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:44:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=78315 “Prisoners should be consulted directly about what is most likely to stop them reoffending, says a report out on Wednesday from campaign group, the Prison Reform Trust. Controversially, it calls on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to commission a ‘payment-by-results’ pilot to test the effectiveness of the active involvement by prisoners in their own resettlement plans.”

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The Guardian, 4th September 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/campaigners-push-for-prisoners-to-be-asked-what-will-stop-them-reoffending-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Reoffending rates: More to be done, say MPs – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/reoffending-rates-more-to-be-done-say-mps-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/reoffending-rates-more-to-be-done-say-mps-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:36:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=77682 “The Ministry of Justice must do more to stop reoffending in England and Wales including giving probation more importance, MPs have said in a report.”

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BBC News, 18th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/reoffending-rates-more-to-be-done-say-mps-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Rioters who looted Notting Hill restaurant given long jail sentences – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/rioters-who-looted-notting-hill-restaurant-given-long-jail-sentences-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/rioters-who-looted-notting-hill-restaurant-given-long-jail-sentences-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:47:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=77254 “Rioters who rampaged across west London for four hours, attacking a lone shopkeeper and robbing diners at a Michelin-starred restaurant, have been given some of the harshest sentences for crimes committed during last August’s UK riots.”

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The Guardian, 8th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/rioters-who-looted-notting-hill-restaurant-given-long-jail-sentences-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Freed sex offenders ‘raped again’ – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/freed-sex-offenders-raped-again-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/freed-sex-offenders-raped-again-the-independent/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:41:42 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=75591 “More than 400 sex offenders set free in the last three years went on to commit rape, Ministry of Justice figures have revealed. Last year almost one in seven convicted rapists had a previous conviction for a sex crime, the highest level for five years.”

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The Independent, 16th July 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/freed-sex-offenders-raped-again-the-independent/feed/ 0 The future place of restorative justice in the criminal justice system – Speech by Lord McNally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/the-future-place-of-restorative-justice-in-the-criminal-justice-system-speech-by-lord-mcnally/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/the-future-place-of-restorative-justice-in-the-criminal-justice-system-speech-by-lord-mcnally/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:23:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=74945 The future place of restorative justice in the criminal justice system

Speech by Lord McNally

Ministry of Justice, 3rd July 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/the-future-place-of-restorative-justice-in-the-criminal-justice-system-speech-by-lord-mcnally/feed/ 0 The 16-year-olds who have committed 86 crimes each – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/the-16-year-olds-who-have-committed-86-crimes-each-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/the-16-year-olds-who-have-committed-86-crimes-each-the-independent/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:24:11 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=74431 “A ground-breaking British study finds that 4 per cent are responsible for nearly half of youth crime. The research could have profound implications for police and policy-makers.”

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The Independent, 24th June 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/the-16-year-olds-who-have-committed-86-crimes-each-the-independent/feed/ 0 Jacqueline Woodhouse jailed for racist Tube rant – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/jacqueline-woodhouse-jailed-for-racist-tube-rant-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/jacqueline-woodhouse-jailed-for-racist-tube-rant-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 12:06:20 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=73308 “A London Underground passenger has been jailed for 21 weeks after she admitted hurling racist abuse at fellow passengers.”

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BBC News, 29th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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BBC News, 24th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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