MPs’ knee-jerk response to knife possession won’t work
Mandatory prison sentences are not an appropriate, proportionate or effective response to the problem of knife possession.
Mandatory prison sentences are not an appropriate, proportionate or effective response to the problem of knife possession.
Javed Khan of Victim Support argues community sentencing should play a bigger role in our criminal justice system, and be see as important by victims and the public.
No one comes out of the sentencing u-turn saga in a particularly good light; all the political parties should be wary of letting tabloid outrage dictate policy.