Smith faces attack over offenders – BBC News
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to face criticism from front-line police over the government’s ‘failure’ to stop persistent criminals from re-offending.”
BBC News, 13th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: recidivists
Third of a million extra offences ‘due to cuts to probation service’ – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of thousands of extra crimes could be committed because of plans to cut the number of officers monitoring dangerous offenders, probation staff have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
79 high-risk offenders charged with new crimes after release – The Guardian
“Public confidence in the supervision of high-risk offenders released from prison suffered a fresh blow yesterday with the disclosure that 79 have been charged in the last year with a further serious crime, up to and including murder or rape.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Factors linked to reoffending – Ministry of Justice
“A one-year follow-up of prisoners who took part in the Resettlement Surveys 2001, 2003 and 2004.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Working with the third sector to reduce reoffending – Ministry of Justice
“The Ministry of Justice and the National Offender Management Service have announced their commitment to further improve partnership work with the voluntary and community sector.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Reducing reoffending in London – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation setting out proposed priorities for the delivery of prison and probation services in the capital and the joint work between agencies to reduce reoffending.”
Ministry of Justice, 8th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Career criminals escape jail sentences – Daily Telegraph
“Figures obtained from the Ministry of Justice show that 5,000 career burglars, thieves and other convicts a year are escaping a jail sentence – a figure that has more than doubled in five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Half of all criminals re-offend within a year – Daily Telegraph
“Nearly half of all criminals released from jail reoffended within a year of being let out, figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Repeat offenders could get cautions instead of charges – Daily Telegraph
“A Home Office guidance document says that providing enough time has passed ‘to suggest that a previous caution has had a significant deterrent effect – two years or more’, anyone repeating a ‘trivial’ offence can escape charges and facing court.”
Daily Telegraph,
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Restorative justice and reoffending – Ministry of Justice
“This is the fourth report on the evaluation of three restorative justice schemes funded under the Home Office’s Crime Reduction Programme from mid-2001.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Does restorative justice affect reconviction? The fourth report from the evaluation of three schemes (PDF)
Interventions aimed at reducing reoffending in female offenders – Ministry of Justice
“Interventions that targeted attitudes and anger, self-control, family processes, general educational needs and antisocial behaviour were associated with reductions in women’s reoffending. Overall, limited evidence and methodological issues resulted in conclusions that could not be considered robust or statistically significant.”
Interventions aimed at reducing reoffending in female offenders: a rapid evidence assessment (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 19th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
‘Over 140,000 caught re-offending within year’ – Daily Telegraph
“More than 140,000 criminals are caught re-offending within a year of being freed from jail or sentenced to a community punishment, official figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Secretary: We’re fighting back – Home Office
“A new ‘action squad’ will work with police and local agencies in every community to help them take on the problem of anti-social behaviour.”
Home Office, 8th May 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
New national reoffending measures – a guide – Ministry of Justice
“An explanation of changes to the way the government is measuring reoffending rates.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Consultation launched on delivering effective services to turn offenders away from crime – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation on a new drive to reduce reoffending has been launched to establish how Probation Boards and Trusts will provide the most cost-effective route to help rehabilitate and punish offenders.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th April 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
One more chance for addict with 175 crimes – Daily Telegraph
“A serial petty thief convicted for the 175th time at a total cost to the taxpayer of more than £700,000, has been spared jail despite carrying out her latest crime while on bail.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Family visits ‘key for prisoners’ – BBC News
“The reoffend rate for convicts could be cut if the government did more to support the children and families of those in jail, campaigners say.”
BBC News, 5th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
David Hanson launches reoffending consultation – Ministry of Justice
“David Hanson MP, Minister of State for Justice, today announced the start of consultation on a new strategic plan to reduce reoffending.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th November 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Prisoners released early reoffend – The Independent
“More than 16,000 crimes were committed in a year by offenders released early from jail, the Government has disclosed.”
The Independent, 27th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hunt for 18 of 1,700 prisoners released early – The Guardian
“The police are already hunting for 18 prisoners who are ‘unlawfully at large’ after being released among the 1,700 let out during the first week of the government’s new emergency scheme to cope with jail overcrowding, the justice ministry said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
