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Sentencing Young Offenders

Thursday, November 06, 2003

“Young offenders in need of help:” Young criminals will not automatically be given long sentences of detention, one of the country?s senior judges has declared. Lord Gill, the Lord Justice-Clerk, said retribution and deterrence were important not decisive for teenagers who need help to avoid becoming trapped in a cycle of crime. . .” Scotsman

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Posted by MM on Thu 6th Nov 2003 at 10:27 pm
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