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Monday, August 25, 2008

Instant justice creating nation of criminals

Labour's attempts to restore public confidence in the criminal justice system have led to a huge rise in the criminalisation of people for minor offences, according to a key government adviser.
Professor Rod Morgan, a former chief inspector of probation and the ex-chair of the Youth Justice Board, warns in a report released tomorrow that more people are ending up with criminal records owing to the increasing use of cautions and fixed-penalty notices handed out by the police. His comments are likely to strike a chord with a growing number of parents concerned that their children are receiving criminal records and having their personal details recorded on the DNA database even for minor offences.

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