Teenage muggers and burglars can escape punishment by saying sorry
Violent teenage muggers and burglars can be let off their crimes and escape a criminal record just by saying sorry to their victims, it has emerged.
I am in favour of restorative justice if it is applied properly. And, if it helps to ease prison overcrowding that again is a good thing.
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I think it's sending out the wrong message to teenage offenders though.
They already think they can get away with "murder" if you'll pardon the phraseology, and it's not teaching them anything.
The young offenders of today are the hardened criminals of tomorrow. I don't know the answer, but I will say this; there wouldn't be an overcrowding problem in the prison system if they would actually release prisoners when their tariff is up.
I could rant all day....
restorative justice is a bit more than "saying sorry". Unlike criminal justice, it aims to repair the harm caused by the crime. It is the cornerstone of youth justice in new zealand, hardly a hotbed of deviancy as a result.
Not so, according to British law.
The service of legal protection/law enforcement - fully trained police forces - is a statutory component of 'community charges' - costs to the paying public are exhorbitant.
Taxpayers fund the police and are legally entitled to the full services they are paying to receive.
Anonymous - 4.30 p.m. Prisoners have human rights and would not tolerate being detained beyond the sentence ordered by court.
Nulabor spends taxpayers money on the lengthy (reportedly illegal) war in Iraq whilst ignoring the need for increasing the number of fully trained police officers.
The government willingly allowed Britain to become the most densely populated EU country.
So then would you explain to me how come the tariff set by the court is ignored?
I know several prisoners who have gone over their suggested court tarriff by almost double the time!
The onus is on them to prove they are no longer dangerous, do you have any idea how they could do that, because if someone came up to me tomorrow and asked me to prove I wasn't a danger to society I'm not sure I could.
You talk of the prisoners human rights, what human rights exactly? They're treated like dogs at the best of times, and the tabloids whipping the public into a frenzy over every little bit of respite they get doesn't help anyone.
jhl - why are crypto-fascists posting comments?? Hasnt iain dale got a more supportive place...?
prisonguru: Article 10 freedom of speech, within reason of course.
and thats my libertarian creed coming back to bite me on the arse! As for going over sentence tariffs - its officially about dangerousness, but really about mindless compliance.
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