Anyone arrested with a knife in Scotland’s town and city centres will now be prosecuted before a Sheriff and jury, resulting in a potential increase of a maximum prison term from one year to four years.
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Zero tolerance for knife crime offenders
Posted by Glasgow Law Practice
on Monday, 09 April 2012
in Criminal Defence
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Thousands of children ‘needlessly dumped in prison’
Posted by Glasgow Law Practice
on Monday, 16 January 2012
in Criminal Defence
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A report by a team of experts commissioned by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) says that Britain is failing to prevent youth crime, and it concludes that a bold new approach is required to transform the lives of child offenders.
Parole Board Annual Report
Posted by Glasgow Law Practice
on Friday, 13 January 2012
in Criminal Defence
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The Parole Board for Scotland has published its Annual Report 2010-11.The report shows, among other things, that out of 606 determinate sentence prisoners whose cases were referred to the Board, 170 (or 28%) were recommended for release on parole.