Riot sentencing put ‘nice kids’ behind bars, lawyers say – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2012 in criminal justice, news, sentencing, violent disorder, young offenders by sally

“Sentencing rulebook was ‘torn up and thrown away’, magistrate says, but prosecutors argue harsher punishments were justified.”

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The Guardian, 3rd July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk