Curbs on freed violent offenders – BBC News
“Asbo-style Violent Offender Orders (VOOs) that can restrict criminals’ movements after they are released from prison are coming into force.”
BBC News, 4th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: violent offenders
Record numbers of ex-soldiers in UK jails as combat trauma blamed – The Guardian
“The number of soldiers who end up in prison for violent offences has increased dramatically in the past four years, according to a report that has raised concerns about the mental health of military personnel returning from war zones. Compiled by probation officers, the report estimates that at least 8,500 former soldiers are in custody – 9 per cent of the UK prison population and nearly double the estimate of a previous study by the Home Office in 2004, which put the figure at 5 per cent.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Families call for tough sentences – BBC News
“Bereaved families have marched in London to demand tougher sentencing for the perpetrators of violent crime.”
BBC News, 12th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Too-tough judges out of touch, says Straw – The Guardian
“The high use of prison by some judges and magistrates often bears little connection with local violent crime rates and may even be out of step with local public opinion, the justice secretary, Jack Straw, suggested yesterday.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Violent criminal who cannot be deported – Daily Telegraph
“A foreign criminal who attacked and robbed a pensioner cannot be deported because he is not considered dangerous enough, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
16,000 prisoners freed early, ministry reveals – The Guardian
“More than 16,000 prisoners have been freed early – including 3,000 guilty of violent crimes – under a government scheme to cut jail overcrowding, the justice ministry revealed today.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Out to cause harm – Law Society’s Gazette
“Two high-profile cases have focused public attention on a defendant’s right to bail.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th January 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Four out of five violent crime suspects bailed – Daily Telegraph
“Almost 75,000 violent crime suspects, including 10,000 sex offenders, were freed on bail last year.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Violence interventions systematic review – Ministry of Justice
“A systematic review of the national and international evidence on the effectiveness of interventions with violent offenders. The review was commissioned to provide a comprehensive overview of the available evidence and was not designed to evaluate National Offender Management Service or HM Prison Service programmes.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th December 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Increase in serious crime by offenders on parole – The Guardian
“Public confidence in the supervision of high-risk offenders released from prison suffered a fresh blow yesterday with the disclosure that 83 have been charged with a further serious offence, such as murder or rape, in the last year.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rise in crimes by ‘supervised offenders’ – The Independent
“More than 80 serious offences, including murder and rape, were committed last year by violent offenders supposedly under strict community supervision.”
The Independent, 23rd October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Planned control orders raise judges’ fears for civil liberties – The Guardian
“Senior judges have warned ministers they risk a re-run of their clash with the courts over control orders by introducing new proposals that will place ‘massive restrictions’ on certain convicted violent offenders after they have left prison.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Risk checks ditched to ease jail crowding – Daily Telegraph
“Tens of thousands of prisoners will be released without any checks on whether they pose a threat to the public.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New law will see 3,000 more being sent to jail – Sunday Times
“Thousands more criminals will be sent to prison as a result of laws expected to be announced this week, Whitehall officials have privately admitted.”
Sunday Times, 24th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
