Judges Back New Approach to Sentencing Concern at Rise in Number of Community Programmes
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MINISTERS need to rethink tough sentencing policies, a new report claims today, pointing to research that revealed crime rates have fallen while Scotland's prison population continues to rise.
The study is given extra significance because it comprised interviews with 40 members of the judiciary, including sheriffs and high court judges.See the full content of this document
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Judges Back New Approach to Sentencing Concern at Rise in Number of Community Programmes
They expressed concern with the Scottish Executive's current policy to try to reduce prison numbers by increasing the availability of community-bas...
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