“Vicki Helyar-Cardwell reports on a recent debate among criminal justice experts.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 18th May 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Why is Crime Falling? – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
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Flaws in fraud case show worrying lapses by judges and lawyers – The Guardian
“Anthony White admitted fraud over mortgages, but analysis seems to show problems that senior judges failed to spot.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2013
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Husband killed and burnt wife, then took world trip on her cash – Daily Telegraph
“Jamie Starbuck, 36, was jailed for life after admitting murdering and disposing of his wife Debbie’s body before fleeing Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th may 2013
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How the law views cats – Daily Telegraph
“The law regards cats as property, or ‘chattel’, so any offence against owned felines can be classed as criminal damage.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2013
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Joss Stone death plot: Junior Bradshaw and Kevin Liverpool convicted – BBC News
“Two men have been convicted of plotting to kill singer Joss Stone.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2013
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Police officer guilty of selling seized drugs back to dealers for profit – The Guardian
“A corrupt detective has been found guilty of stealing large amounts of seized drugs and selling them back to drug dealers in a plot that made him and his brother around £600,000.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2013
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James Best: Jailed in the riots for stealing a gingerbread man… dead in the prison that should have protected him – The Independent
“James Best had a history of mental health problems before being jailed after the riots of 2011. Now his brother has warned that the systemic failures which led to his death could happen again.”
The Independent, 1st April 2013
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Inquest to open into death of prisoner convicted of stealing gingerbread man – The Guardian
“The inquest into the death in prison of a man convicted of stealing a gingerbread man during the riots in 2011 opens in London on Monday. James Best, 37, had a history of mental illness and physical problems, which his foster family say were not addressed by the prison.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2013
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Judge pays thief’s £1 debt to court out of his own pocket – Daily Telegraph
“A Judge has paid a thief’s £1 debt to the court out of his own pocket because he does not agree with the rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2013
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Imran Ahmed: Care home owner sentenced for £100,000 theft – BBC News
“The former owner of a care home in Nottinghamshire has been jailed for three years for stealing more than £100,000 from an 80-year-old resident.”
BBC News, 11th January 2013
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Daughter who stole £160,000 to impress father ‘blames herself for his death’ – Daily Telegraph
“A company executive who led a Walter Mitty existence by stealing £160,000 to fund a luxury lifestyle and impress her millionaire father escaped jail after a judge heard she blamed herself for her father’s death.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2013
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Romanian metal theft gang jailed – Daily Telegraph
“Eight Romanians who embarked on a cable theft spree, creating havoc across a swathe of the Midlands rail network, have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2012
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Britain’s most prolific church lead theft gang jailed – Daily Telegraph
“Britain’s most prolific church lead thieves have been jailed for a total of more
than 20 years after they left the Church of England with a £1 million repair
bill.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2012
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Thieves sell £500,000 Henry Moore sculpture as scrap for just £46 – Daily Telegraph
“Two thieves who stole a £500,000 sculpture by Henry Moore and sold it as scrap for just £46 have been jailed for a year.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2012
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Norwich Castle rhino horn theft bid: Man jailed – BBC News
“A 29-year-old man from east London has been jailed for 18 months over the attempted theft of a rhino horn from Norwich Castle Museum.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2012
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Scrap metal cash payments banned – BBC News
“Cash payments for metal at recycling yards in England and Wales are no longer legal under new laws aimed at reducing cable theft.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2012
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Metal theft: Tougher powers unveiled – BBC News
“Measures intended to ‘stamp out’ metal theft with bigger fines for rogue traders and stronger police rights of entry to scrapyards are to be unveiled.”
BBC News, 8th November 2012
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Undertaker jailed for stealing dead woman’s purse – The Guardian
“An undertaker who stole a purse from a woman hours after she died has been jailed. Grahame Lawler, 37, of Teversham Road, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, was called to the home of Muriel Swift, 78, in Linton in July after police discovered her body.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2012
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Asil Nadir ordered to pay back £5m or face six more years in jail – The Guardian
“Disgraced tycoon Asil Nadir has been ordered to pay back £5m of the money he stole from his Polly Peck business empire or face a further six years in jail.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2012
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Michael Upson, ex-policeman, sentenced over birds’ eggs – BBC News
“A Suffolk police constable who amassed a collection of 649 rare birds’ eggs has been given a suspended jail term.”
BBC News, 25th October 2012
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