Cambridgeshire gardener jailed for sex assault in Bedfordshire – BBC News
“A landscape gardener who sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl has been jailed for 20 months.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: recidivists
Top judge warns over rise in out of court penalties – Daily Telegraph
“The Lord Chief Justice yesterday attacked the ‘widespread’ use of out of court penalties amid fears one in three are being inappropriately handed out.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Gold-digger’ jailed over OAP con – The Independent
“A serial conwoman was back behind bars tonight after getting up to her ‘old tricks’ of befriending elderly men through lonely hearts columns before fleecing them of their savings.”
The Independent, 6th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
One in six young offenders are back in jail in a month – BBC News
“One in six young offenders are back behind bars within a month, according to the chief inspector of prisons.”
BBC News, 21st June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge warns ‘short prison sentences lead to reoffending’ – Daily Telegraph
“A judge yesterday attacked short jail sentences designed to ease prison overcrowding warning that they create a ‘revolving door’ of reoffenders.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Serial rapist jailed indefinitely – The Independent
“A serial rapist who subjected three strangers to terrifying assaults in a 10-week period was jailed indefinitely for public protection today.”
The Independent, 10th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Report raises concerns over shorter jail terms – The Independent
“The deterrent effect of short-term sentences is lost on criminals who are jailed time and time again, a report has found.”
The Independent, 8th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Offenders wrongly spared court – Daily Telegraph
“Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate found that more than 100,000 criminal offences wrongly result in an ‘out of court disposal’ every year.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New criminal justice stats underline need to tackle reoffending – Ministry of Justice
“New Criminal Justice Statistics – published for the first time today – show a dramatic increase in the number of criminals who persistently reoffend.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Quarter of young offenders ‘come from care homes’ – BBC News
“A quarter of the 1,600 children held in young offenders’ institutions in England and Wales have been in care, a report by prison inspectors has found.”
BBC News, 26th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke’s response to 2011 Reoffending Compendium – Ministry of Justice
“Intelligent sentences which target the root causes of crime are the right way to tackle reoffending Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today following the publication of the 2011 Reoffending Compendium.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Reoffending rates higher after short jail terms, study finds – The Guardian
“Offenders given community penalties have significantly lower reoffending rates than similar offenders who have served short prison sentences, according to Ministry of Justice research.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Raising the bar in the UK’s probation service – The Guardian
“The head of the London probation trust, Heather Munro, tells Rachel Williams how she plans to stop ‘customers’ reoffending.”
The Guardian, 13th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
John Sweeney guilty of canal murders – The Guardian
“A Liverpool-born carpenter has been found guilty of murdering two former girlfriends and dumping their dismembered remains in canals in Rotterdam and London.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cow manure fetish man is jailed by Cornwall court – BBC News
“A man with a fetish for cow manure has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Adult and juvenile reoffending statistics 2009 – Ministry of Justice
“Adult and juvenile reoffending statistics for 2009 were published by the Ministry of Justice today, showing a fall in re-offending by adults and juveniles.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th March 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Naomi Bryant inquest: Failings in sex offender release – BBC News
“A woman was killed by a convicted sex offender after a series of failings by the agencies involved in his release, an inquest jury has ruled.”
BBC News, 10th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Young offenders leaving custody for life of homelessness and reoffending – The Guardian
“Children as young as 13 are being released from custody without a safe place to live, forcing them into a cycle of homelessness and reoffending, research has shown.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Repeat offenders with 100 convictions spared jail – The Independent
“Thousands of repeat offenders are being spared jail by the courts, despite having as many as 100 previous convictions, it emerged last night.”
The Independent, 5th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Can community sentences replace jail? – BBC News
“With the prison population rising, along with the cost of keeping people locked up, ministers have indicated they want to see fewer people serving short jail terms. But are community sentences a real alternative?”
BBC News, 16th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
