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“ASBOs for teenagers cost £500k per yob” Daily Record
“Thug Strategy Short On Detail” Daily Record
“The 14 youth Asbos that have cost Scots £7m” Herald
“Flagship junior Asbos cost £½m each in taxpayers’ cash” Scotsman
“Teen Asbos cost Scotland £500,000 each” Times
“Junior Asbos ‘cost £500,000 each’” BBC
“Scots paying £500,000 for every Asbo on youths” Evening Times
“New approach to preventing youth crime” Evening News
“Costs of junior ASBOs revealed” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 19.06.08
“Focus on empowering young people in new bid to cut youth offending” Herald
“Call for alternative to custody for youths” Herald
Press release
“Offending by young people” Scot.Gov.
See also
Scottish Parliament Official Report 19.6.08. The Minister for Community Safety (Fergus Ewing): I am delighted to present to the Parliament a new youth justice framework, “Preventing Offending by Young People: A Framework for Action”.
Scottish Government (June 2008). Preventing Offending by Young People: A Framework for Action
Includem
“No more primary age criminals” Herald
“So when should a child be prosecuted?” Herald
“Criminal responsibility” Herald
“We need progress towards United Nations standards” Herald
See also
Scottish Law Commission (2002) Report on Age of Criminal Responsibility
Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
Also
CjScotland 30.12.08: Consultation on UN Committee on the Rights of the Child observations on Scotland launched
CjScotland 1.12.08: Lord Advocate on the age of criminal responsibility
“Tories’ prisoners plan criticised” Courier
Also
CjScotland 8.10.8: Justice Committee draft budget evidence: Ewing, Ewart on prisons, justice funding
Posted by MM on Tue 6th Jan 2009 at 7:53 am“Court translator costs quadruple” Herald
“Taxpayers’ £3m lost in courtroom translation” Press and Journal
“Court translator costs increase” BBC
“Community service hit by strike” BBC
Posted by MM on Tue 6th Jan 2009 at 7:38 am“New powers for police to hack your PC” Independent
“EU to search out cyber criminals” BBC 1.12.08
Press releases
“Fight against cyber crime: cyber patrols and Internet investigation teams to reinforce the EU strategy” EU 27.11.08
“Enabling police and judiciary in the EU to obtain the necessary information in the fight against crime whilst ensuring the appropriate protection of our citizens’ personal data: Council adopts legislation on the use of personal data in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in Europe” EU 27.11.08
“Why the rights of the children should come first when jail is considered for the parents” Scotsman (premium)
Posted by MM on Mon 5th Jan 2009 at 12:28 pm“MSP wants ‘high risk’ names added to sex offenders register” Scotsman
Posted by MM on Mon 5th Jan 2009 at 12:20 pm“Criminals head to Tayside for blood sports” Courier
“Serious crime link to blood sport” BBC
Update
“MSP calls for ‘hi–viz’ offenders” Evening News
“‘High–visibility clothes’ should be worn for community service” Press and Journal
“Labour backs high–visibility clothing for community service” Herald
“Bright vests for offenders call” BBC
Following posted on 22.12.08
“Tories call for offenders to wear uniform” Scotsman
Following posted on 15.12.08
“Community service must be visibly tough” Herald. Letter from Bill Aitken MSP.
Posted by MM on Mon 5th Jan 2009 at 8:34 am