More cash must be ploughed into innovative schemes to turn teenagers away from a life of crime after their success in Bradford, MPs say today.
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Restorative justice saves nine times as much money as it costs to run, police say.
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Four prisons are to be taken over by the private sector, the Ministry of Justice has announced, in a controversial move minsters claim will save millions of pounds.
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OFFENDERS who have committed low-level crimes will face a panel of their peers after a major new community justice scheme arrived in Wigan.
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More offenders will have to meet their victims and apologise before being sentenced under a rapid expansion of restorative justice unveiledon Tuesday.
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Private companies, charities and voluntary organisations will be paid if they stop criminals reoffending under plans for a “rehabilitation revolution” to be outlined by the Prime Minister today.
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“I could feel the tension and hatred when they came into the room – but three quarters of an hour later there were buckets of tears.”
John Gallagher describes a neighbour dispute which had run for seven years and descended into an anti-social behaviour case.
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Every local authority is grappling with the challenge of increasing demand for services at a time of severe financial constraint. To meet this challenge we will need new partnerships and new relationships with our residents to help us solve local problems.
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A disabled bike thief and a Cambridge University student are among hundreds of offenders to be dealt with by police using “quick” justice.
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Young offenders came face-to-face with a victim of their crimes as a Government pilot project to tackle yob behaviour got under way in Wakefield.
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The number of under-16s held in custody in Gloucestershire has fallen by 68% over five years, a BBC investigation has found.
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