Prisoners sign up for law degrees – The Guardian
“Legal degrees are proving popular with prisoners and ex-convicts – but can they ever become solicitors?”
The Guardian, 25th April 2011
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“Legal degrees are proving popular with prisoners and ex-convicts – but can they ever become solicitors?”
The Guardian, 25th April 2011
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“Jeremy Bamber and two other killers are to ask the European Court of Human Rights to rule on whole-life sentences.”
BBC News, 26th February 2011
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“A criminologist reflects on lessons to learn from the way in which governments, New Labour in particular, have approached crime.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2011
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“Spending cuts could mean prisoners are not properly rehabilitated and fuel further overcrowding, a network of watchdog bodies warns today.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2011
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“Crispin Blunt said criminal justice reforms such as payment by results for offender management, are vital to breaking the destructive cycle of crime and better protecting the public.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th January. 2011
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“A radical reform of the criminal justice system to punish criminals more effectively and reduce reoffending was announced today by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th December 2010
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“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has welcomed the publication of the Government’s ‘sensible and rational’ Green Paper entitled Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders, but has warned that the Government must look at the system in the round, and protect against unintended consequences.”
The Bar Council, 8th December 2010
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“Thousands of offenders will avoid jail under an overhaul of sentencing powers that will focus on cutting reoffending.”
The Independent, 7th December 2010
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Related link: Sentencing and rehabilitation: government proposals for reform
“The justice secretary, Ken Clarke, will today detail his plans to divert thousands of offenders from prison to bring to an end the Victorian-style ‘bang ’em up’ culture and reduce high reoffending rates.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2010
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“Minister Crispin Blunt has set out his vision for the youth justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th November 2010
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“More than half of young offenders believe detention does nothing to stop them going back to crime, a study has revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2010
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“A trainee quantity surveyor who used a hidden camera phone to film female colleagues using the toilet where he worked has been spared a jail sentence.”
BBC News, 16th September 2010
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“The use of community service has been criticised after criminals were filmed drinking tea and smoking illegal drugs.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2010
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“Probation chiefs are concerned over how they will cope with a move away from prison sentences to more community-based punishments, a survey suggests.”
BBC News, 31st August 2010
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“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
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“Tens of thousands of offenders may be able to reduce their sentences by making personal apologies to their victims, under plans for a ‘rehabilitation revolution’ in the criminal justice system.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2010
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“A young offenders institute in Reading is piloting a scheme that aims to reduce reoffending and anti-social behaviour among young offenders.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st July 2010
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“A paedophile has been spared prison because a judge said authorities would not be able to put him on a treatment programme during his sentence.”
BBC News, 20th July 2010
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“A sensible review of sentencing policy is long overdue, Kenneth Clarke has told an audience of senior judges.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th July 2010
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“Probation officers have admitted to lacking the skills and training necessary to protect the public from sex offenders, according to an independent investigation into the police and probation services.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2010
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