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“Soft” sentences make law a joke

Tuesday 3 March 2009 at 9:05 pm | In News | Post Comment

The Mirror and the The Sun are reporting that the use of the Community Order and Suspended Sentence Order is delighting criminals who do not complete the orders and when breached do not go to prison.

They are quoting a report by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King’s College London.  The report is based on analysis of government statistics about the use of the Community Orders or Suspended Sentence Orders and interviews with 25 probation staff and 16 people subject to the orders.

The press release is here.