Burglar let off with CAUTION for raiding 113 homes as scale of soft justice reprimands is revealed

Monday, 21 January 2013

Burglar let off with CAUTION for raiding 113 homes as scale of soft justice reprimands is revealed

Synopsis

"The Policy Exchange think tank, which did the study, found the number of out-of-court penalties rose from 241,651 in 2003 to 405,943 last year, a 68 per cent rise."

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