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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Young offenders have it easy with ten minutes’ community service a week
18 Oct 2009, 11:14 am | Written by Backstop
Teenage offenders who commit crimes such as burglary and assault could do as little as ten minutes’ community service, under instruction from the Government. The fact that these crimes that are not serious enough to justify detention, means that young … Continue reading
The Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme has failed
16 Oct 2009, 11:19 am | Written by Backstop
According to a study by the University of Portsmouth, the Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme (ISSP), which sees offenders aged 10 to 17 put under supervision rather than in custody, is failing because 90% of offenders go on to commit … Continue reading
2,000 children in the UK were caught breaking the law in 2008
10 Oct 2009, 10:42 am | Written by Backstop
In a stark report by the Ministry of Justice early this year, nearly 2,000 children were apprehended by police, with 99 of these ending up in custody. Certain areas of the UK were highlighted in the report, with Northamptonshire appearing … Continue reading
Has Labour criminalised a generation of our children?
8 Oct 2009, 9:12 am | Written by Backstop
A controversial report released this month by the Justice System has announced that over one million children have been convicted of a criminal offence since Labour’s inception in 1997. The report has caused many groups, including the Liberal Democrats, to … Continue reading
Children’s groups warn against naming the brothers in the Doncaster Torture case
22 Oct 2009, 2:20 pm | Written by Backstop
Recently, children’s groups spoke out about the move to lift the anonymity of the brothers aged 12 and 10 who admitted to beating and torturing two boys in an outrageous and unrelenting attack in South Yorkshire in April. Following the … Continue reading →