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Lauren Smith says she was denied justice as her attacker was cautioned The use of cautions for criminal offences is to be reviewed, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has... More »
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BBC - Nov. 9, 2009
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| Ministers set to review spot fines |
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Ministers are to look again at cautions and on-the-spot fines amid fears serious criminals are escaping justice, it has been revealed. Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced... More »
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Press Association - Nov. 9, 2009
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| Cautions 'deny victims justice' |
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Lauren Smith says she was denied justice as her attacker was cautioned Almost 40,000 cases of assault were dealt with by cautions in England and Wales last year, the BBC has... More »
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BBC - Nov. 9, 2009
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BRITAIN'S top cop has launched a furious attack over the soaring number of thugs being let off with cautions. Metropolitan Police chief Sir Paul Stephenson warned it was... More »
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The Sun - Nov. 9, 2009
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| Law chief calls for review of police cautions |
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The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has called for a review of police cautions amid concern that they are being used to deal with growing numbers of violent... More »
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Telegraph - Nov. 8, 2009
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| Ministers set to review spot fines |
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Ministers are to look again at cautions and on-the-spot fines amid fears serious criminals are escaping justice, it has been revealed. Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced... More »
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Channel 4 News - Nov. 9, 2009
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| Jack Straw orders police caution review |
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Jack Straw has today announced a review into the use of police cautions for violent offences. The justice secretary said a review was necessary to help overcome the... More »
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Politics.co.uk - Nov. 9, 2009
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| Straw orders review of cautions after DPP warning |
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Jack Straw today ordered a review of the use of police cautions to deal with serious assaults after fears that some violent offenders were being allowed to avoid court. The... More »
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Times Online - Nov. 9, 2009
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| Fixed penalties are efficient and cost-effective. But is it... |
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Nearly half of all crimes — or 700,000 a year — are handled outside the courts, including shoplifting, burglary and assault. Under a drive in the past decade towards swift,... More »
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Times Online - Nov. 8, 2009
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| Morning roundup: DPP calls for fewer cautions |
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Today's legal news. . . * Keir Starmer, QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has demanded an end to the use of police cautions to deal with thousands of serious assaults... More »
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Times Online - Nov. 9, 2009
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