“Three youths convicted of kicking and beating Garry Newlove to death outside his own home after a seven-hour drinking binge were today all jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2008
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“One in six murders committed in Britain in 2007 has resulted in the conviction or arrest of a teenager, research by The Independent on Sunday reveals. The figures, gathered by a poll of every police authority in the country, come as statistics from the Ministry of Justice indicate an alarming rise in the number of young people carrying knives, leading to accusations that the Labour government has failed an entire generation.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2008
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“Violent crime committed by children and teenagers has gone up by a third in only three years, an investigation by The Sunday Telegraph revealed last week. Total offences climbed steadily from 184,474 in 2003 to 222,750 in 2006. Most of these are dealt with by overstretched youth courts in possession of limited sentencing powers. Patrick Sawer reports from the ‘frontline’ of youth justice, as magistrates, lawyers and officials struggle to cope with rising levels of youth crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2008
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“Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders are to be targeted in a new police initiative.”
BBC News, 24th January 2008
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“The police chief of the county where a father of three was killed as he confronted a teenage gang urged the public last night to continue to challenge young hoodlums.”
The Times, 18th January 2008
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“The leader of the gang that kicked and beat Garry Newlove to death was released on bail despite having admitted to carrying out seven separate offences in the year leading up to the murder.”
The Guardian, 18th January 2008
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“Jack Straw came to the defence of judges and magistrates faced with controversial bail decisions last night, as it emerged that a teenager who killed Garry Newlove had been bailed ten hours earlier.”
The Times, 18th January 2008
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“The wife of father of three Garry Newlove, killed as he confronted a gang of teenage vandals, has delivered an emotional plea for the three youths convicted of his murder today to be handed maximum life sentences.”
The Times, 16th January 2008
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“A widow whose husband died after being stoned by a gang of boys said yesterday: ‘Justice has not been done.’ Linda Norton, 56, was speaking after the manslaughter convictions of the five boys, for the death of her husband Ernest, 67, were quashed. Each received a 12-month supervision order for violent disorder yesterday.”
The Times, 12th January 2008
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“Tony Blair’s drive against antisocial behaviour has been scrapped by the Government.”
The Times, 11th January 2008
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A teenager who stabbed a friend to death after a drunken party should have been under curfew and wearing an electronic tag, it was disclosed yesterday.
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
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“Five young boys who were convicted of causing a pensioner’s death by pelting him with stones had their convictions for manslaughter overturned yesterday.”
The Times, 14th December 2007
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“A teenager who was jailed for the rape of a schoolgirl two weeks ago was given a second life sentence yesterday for killing a father of two in a flash of temper.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2007
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“A teenager has been given an antisocial behaviour order that bans him from promoting his criminal behaviour online.”
The Guardian, 5th December 2007
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“A judicial review will be conducted at the High Court into the use of physical restraint to control children detained in secure training centres.”
BBC News, 4th December 2007
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“A 14-year-old boy who tried to rape a teenage girl has been told that he will remain in custody until he is no longer considered to be a danger to the public.”
The Times, 3rd December 2007
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“A teenage serial burglar battered a mother to death in her home after being freed early from prison with an electronic tag.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2007
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“Three teenagers were detained for life yesterday for the murder of a young father who was killed because he left his house to ask them to be quiet.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
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“An investigation has started into the criminal justice failings that resulted in a bus passenger being killed by a man who should not have been released from prison.”
The Times, 23rd November 2007
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“Two 16-year-old schoolgirls from north London are waiting to hear how long they must spend behind bars after being convicted in Ghana yesterday of attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £300,000 to Britain.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2007
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