Tougher Penalties Sought for Court Dodgers; Police Report in Contrast to Softer Executive Approach
The Herald › December 06, 2004
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SENTENCES for the thousands of criminals who ignore warrants each year should be quadrupled, a report commissioned by ministers says.
The advice follows evidence that up to 40,000 warrants are outstanding at any one time, and up to 10,000 criminals walk free because police cannot trace them.See the full content of this document
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Tougher Penalties Sought for Court Dodgers; Police Report in Contrast to Softer Executive Approach
A working group led by Ricky Gray, deputy chief constable of Strathclyde Police, is urging the Scottish Executive to raise the penalty for failing to appear on a wa...
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