Category: recidivists

Children and young people who sexually offend: Missing opportunities to prevent reoffending report – Ministry of Justice

Posted February 7th, 2013 in children, news, recidivists, reports, sexual offences, young offenders by sally

“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)

Robert Coulson jailed for smuggling cannabis – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2013 in confiscation, drug trafficking, news, recidivists, sentencing by sally

” 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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Confidence trickster who defrauded banks out of £750m faces jail – The Guardian

Posted January 17th, 2013 in banking, fraud, mortgages, news, recidivists, sentencing by sally

“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

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

90,000 serial offenders avoided jail last year – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 17th, 2013 in detention, news, recidivists, sentencing by sally

“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

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Probation service ‘revolution’ means wholesale privatisation – The Guardian

Posted January 9th, 2013 in competition, consultations, contracting out, news, probation, recidivists by sally

“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

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Serial offenders escaping tough penalties at record rate – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 7th, 2013 in cautions, news, recidivists, sentencing by sally

“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

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

New sentences and criminal offences come into effect – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 3rd, 2012 in crime, dangerous driving, news, offensive weapons, recidivists, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“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

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Repeat rapists to face life sentences – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 3rd, 2012 in news, rape, recidivists, sentencing, terrorism by sally

“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

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tougher prison sentences for violent crime in force – BBC News

Posted December 3rd, 2012 in crime, detention, news, offensive weapons, recidivists, sentencing by sally

“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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Prison mentors: ‘I’ve been in trouble almost all the time’ – BBC News

Posted November 26th, 2012 in charities, housing, news, prisons, recidivists, rehabilitation by sally

“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

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rehabilitation revolution – next steps announced – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 21st, 2012 in community service, legal aid, news, prisons, recidivists, rehabilitation, victims, young offenders by sally

“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

Police launch mugshots database to catch criminals who move around the country – The Independent

Posted November 12th, 2012 in data protection, facial mapping, news, photography, police, recidivists by sally

“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

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Paedophile jailed indefinitely over abduction of boy aged 10 – The Guardian

Posted November 6th, 2012 in child abduction, news, recidivists, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“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

Colonel Riley Workman murder: Former gamekeeper guilty – BBC News

Posted November 6th, 2012 in murder, news, recidivists, sentencing by sally

“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

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Murder committed every ten days by criminal on bail – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 23rd, 2012 in bail, crime, murder, news, recidivists, statistics by sally

“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

‘What were they thinking?’: Paedophile spared jail went on to rape child – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 23rd, 2012 in incitement, indecent photographs of children, news, rape, recidivists, sexual offences by sally

“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

Justice secretary defends probation service outsourcing – The Guardian

Posted October 22nd, 2012 in contracting out, crime prevention, news, police, probation, recidivists, sentencing by sally

“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

Serious sexual offenders to get ‘two strikes and you’re out’ life sentences – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2012 in burglary, Ministry of Justice, news, recidivists, self-defence, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by sally

“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

£1bn tagging programme has failed to cut reoffending – senior police officer – The Guardian

Posted September 24th, 2012 in budgets, electronic monitoring, news, recidivists, security companies by sally

“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

Men jailed for £700,000 circular saw cash machine raids – BBC News

Posted September 18th, 2012 in banking, closed circuit television, news, recidivists, sentencing, theft by sally

“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