“Judges will not have to impose new ‘two strikes and you’re out’ mandatory life jail terms on all dangerous repeat criminals because of human rights laws, the Government has admitted.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering a curry delivery man who was ambushed and hacked to death.”
BBC News, 21st March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A property developer who set fire to a country house on his wedding night, causing more than £5m-worth of damage, has been sentenced to six years in jail.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A law student who bombarded the football commentator Stan Collymore with racist tweets has been sentenced to two years’ community service and ordered to pay £150 legal costs.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former Kwik Fit mechanic who killed an eight-year-old boy while driving a customer’s Porsche 911 has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former law lord will attempt to amend the government’s controversial legal aid bill to throw out a ‘peculiar provision’ which would introduce a ‘two strikes and you’re out’ approach to sentencing.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Violent and disruptive drinkers will be targeted by a new Sobriety Order to reduce reoffending and cut crime, Justice Minister Nick Herbert announced today [16 March].”
Ministry of Justice, 16th March 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Criminals convicted of alcohol-related offences who avoid jail will be forced to wear ‘sobriety bracelets’, which monitor drinking levels, under a tough community sentence regime ordered by David Cameron.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Suffolk special constable with a fixation for women’s underwear has been jailed for eight years for raping a teenage girl.”
BBC News, 16th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
” Five members of an underworld gang responsible for a series of shootings, and leaving a hand grenade on the front wall of Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish’s home were today jailed for life.”
The Independent, 16th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An 18-year-old was today jailed for a total of seven years for attacking a Malaysian student during the London riots and other offences.”
The Independent, 9th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
” Two men were jailed for life today for killing an unemployed plumber who was beaten to death after cashing in stolen scrap metal for £105.”
The Independent, 9th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who is believed to be responsible for smuggling hundreds of millions of pounds worth of drugs into the UK was jailed for 30 years on Friday 2 March, following an investigation by our officers.”
UK Border Agency, 5th March 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A benefits cheat, Stephen Kellaway, who faked his own death to avoid prosecution after stealing thousands to pay for his wife’s breast enlargement has been jailed.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A corrupt businessman who masterminded the UK’s biggest Ponzi scam has been jailed for more than 14 years.”
BBC News, 8th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three people jailed for their part in a Portsmouth-based paedophile ring have had their sentences increased.”
BBC News, 8th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men have been convicted of taking part in the kidnap and torture of two brothers after a business deal went wrong, Scotland Yard has said.”
BBC News, 8th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Suspended Sentence Order created by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 has had a relatively straightforward existence, particularly in comparison to some of the other provisions of that much criticised Act.”
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Zenith Chambers, 27th February 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
“Following a 12 week consultation the Sentencing Council is publishing its new definitive guideline on allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality, which has been issued in accordance with section 120 (4) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.”
Sentencing Council, 6th March 2012
“A ‘deceptive and deceitful’ woman who disguised herself as a boy to date female Facebook friends has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 5th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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