“The justice minister will be quizzed by the justice committee today about why he ignored the Ministry of Justice’s own research findings when drawing up the sentences for the new community orders.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“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].”
Ministry of Justice, 20th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A pensioner claiming to be a Catholic nun who sent envelopes containing white powder to parliamentary figures including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was given a community order today.”
The Independent, 16th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A new approach to Community Payback that will see offenders completing tougher, more intensive punishments begins today [31 October] in London.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st October 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Government today publishes the new legislation, in the Crime and Courts Bill, that will mean adult community sentences will now contain a punitive element.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd October 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Tougher community sentences, which almost all include an element of punishment and could see more convicted offenders wearing GPS tags to monitor their location, will be announced on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“It is hard to reconcile the comedian receiving community service with Matthew Woods facing a 12 weeks custodial sentence.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The television presenter and comedian Justin Lee Collins has been found guilty of harassing his former partner, Anna Larke, by a jury at St Albans crown court.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who posted a Facebook message following the deaths of six British soldiers which said: ‘All soldiers should die and go to hell’ has been sentenced to a community order and told to pay costs of £300 by magistrates.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Facebook has been criticised by a judge for encouraging violence because people feel more they can post offensive messages they would never say face to face.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Community Payback must be more intensive and delivered within days of an offender being sentenced, new Minister for Probation Jeremy Wright said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th September 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A notorious ‘soft touch’ judge spares a benefits cheat from prison after claiming the £38,000 cost of locking him up would be the same as the amount he had swindled.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Following a three month period of training and implementation the definitive guideline on dangerous dog offences came into effect on 20 August 2012.”
Dangerous Dog Offences Definitive Guideline (PDF)
Sentencing Council, 20th August 2012
“Owners of dangerous dogs in England and Wales now face tougher sentences under new Sentencing Council guidelines.”
BBC News, 20th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Female probation officer has affair with convicted murderer after his release from prison and tips him off that he was going to be recalled for a further offence, a court hears.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A private security company has won a contract to supervise offenders on probation doing unpaid work in the community.”
BBC News, 13th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A teenager who raped a five-year-old girl while babysittng her was spared a custodial sentence after a judge heard he had been ‘corrupted’ by internet pornography.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal has overturned a ‘draconian’ sexual offences order imposed on a man who viewed child pornography because he was 15 when the images were downloaded.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A blogger who called a councillor a ‘c***’ on Twitter and invited people to put excrement through his letter box avoided a jail sentence today.”
The Independent, 9th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two naked men started fires in a flat as part of a pagan ritual to get rid of ‘negative vibes’, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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