More than half of criminals now punished without going to court – The Times

Posted November 30th, 2007 in news, punishment, sentencing by sally

“Out-of-court punishments accounted for more than half of all offences dealt with by the justice system last year, for the first time in modern criminal history, according to figures published yesterday.”

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The Times, 30th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk