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Day release granted to "highly dangerous" criminal - who then escapes

The BBC reports on a prisoner who was "five-and-a-half years into an indeterminate sentence for robbery, taking without consent and burglary". A month ago, he was given day release but has failed to...

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Thefts of presents for seriously sick children at Great Ormond St Hospital

The Metropolitan Police is right to attack the theft of 20 presents from Great Ormond Street Hospital as "disgusting". One wonders how many previous convictions the thieves had - and the punishments...

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Sentencing in 2012

Prison sentence for theft, dangerous driving and deliberately accelerating ones car into a policeman: 11 months - ie 5.5 months.Prison sentence imposed for inflicting borderline slavery on many...

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Helen Newlove is a good choice for Victims' Commissioner

 The appointment of Helen Newlove to be the government's next Victims' Commissioner is a welcome one. Since the terrible murder of her husband in 2007, Baroness Newlove has proved an able...

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We should cool it on taser use

The Independent reports lofty outrage at the use of tasers against teenage yobs. Amnesty argues their use against children "should be avoided in all circumstances". They seem untroubled by the related...

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Visible and available policing: the most and least efficient forces

Peter Cuthbertson of the Centre for Crime Prevention reviews in a report for the TaxPayers Alliance how effectively the 43 police forces are at get out police in front line roles. While some back...

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Youth crime is a real problem

The Daily Telegraph reports that just ten children in Edinburgh are responsible for about 800 crimes across the city.The tearaways make up a list of the worst young offenders in the capital, with three...

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New Centre for Crime Prevention report reveals soft justice for serious,...

The Centre for Crime Prevention can reveal that since the financial crisis began, the courts have failed to lock up an increasing number of serious, repeat offenders. 64.9% of those convicted of...

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Surrey burglar cautioned after 113 offences

Peter Cuthbertson responds in the Daily Mail to the news of the burglar who received a mere caution after admitting 113 offences.

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Transparency and scrutiny are essential to justice

It is unwelcome that a notorious killer is to have his identity hidden under human rights legislation, as he argues his case for moving to an open prison. Transparency is essential to public confidence...

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Heffer says more prisons needed to protect the public

In his column in today's Daily Mail, Simon Heffer attacks Labour's opposition to more prisons. He mentions the findings of last week's report from the Centre for Crime Prevention, the Sentencing...

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Telegraph mentions Sentencing Gap report from the CCP

In today's Telegraph, Wesley Johnson reflects on the overuse of cautions. He repeats figures from the Centre for Crime Prevention's Sentencing Gap report:It comes after a report by the Centre for Crime...

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CCP comments on new CPS guidelines

In response to the new guidelines for the Crown Prosecution service, Peter Cuthbertson was quoted in yesterday's Daily Telegraph:It is very worrying that new reasons to avoid prosecutions are being...

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Police are right to take youth crime seriously

In response to the latest figures on arrests of under-18s, Peter Cuthbertson told Politics.co.uk:These figures reflect a fall in offending, but youth crime remains a major problem and police are right...

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Reoffending statistics confirm need for tougher sentencing

In response to the latest data on reoffending by criminals, Peter Cuthbertson of the Centre for Crime Prevention told the Daily Express:Tough sentences don’t just protect the public while the prisoner...

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CCP Mirror article on Justice Secretary's comments on smacking

In today's Daily Mirror, Peter Cuthbertson from the Centre for Crime Prevention argues against the NSPCC over smacking children. In a newspaper interview, Chris Grayling said he had smacked his...

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Centre for Crime Prevention commentary on foreign rioters

Peter Cuthbertson from the Centre for Crime Prevention responded to today's front page Daily Mail story that only 15 out of over 200 foreign rioters have yet been deported since August 2011.Peter also...

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New report reveals the failure of revolving door community sentencing

Research from the Centre for Crime Prevention reveals that the current revolving door system of community sentences is failing to protect the public, and is producing higher reoffending rates than all...

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Media coverage for Revolving Door Community Sentencing report

This week's Centre for Crime Prevention report into the failure of Community Sentences was covered by the Daily Telegraph, The Times, the Daily Mail, the Daily Express, the Sun, the Huffington Post,...

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Commentary on the latest offending histories statistics

Peter Cuthbertson was quoted in yesterday's Daily Mail and today's Daily Star on the latest data showing how many crimes are committed by repeat offenders, and the overuse of cautions and other...

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