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“Knife crime punishments meted out” Holyrood.com
“"You’ll do the time for your knife crime"” Daily Record
“Knife carriers face 10-month sentence under crackdown ” Herald
“Knife users get longer jail terms” BBC
Press releases
“Knife crime policy” Scot. Exec.
“New knife policy send strong message to criminals” COPFS
Also
CjScotland 25.5.06: New COPFS guidelines on bail for knife possession accused as amnesty starts
“Police leader hits out at Executive plan” Holyrood.com 26.3.07
“New performance measures for Scotland’s police” Holyrood.com
“Public set to keep better tabs on police” Evening News
Press release
“Performance indicators for police” Scot. Exec.
See also
Overview of the Scottish Policing Performance Framework
Update
“We can stop violence being considered normal” Herald
“Tories attack detective over care worker call ” Herald
Following posted on 19.03.07
“‘Stopping violence takes care workers, not police’” Herald
“Tackling violence in society” Herald
“‘Children don’t come with a manual’ ” Herald
“Parents given advice on preventing violence” STV
See also
Action on Violence in Scotland
“Playground by day … battleground by night” Evening Times
“Bid for resources to ease racial tension” Herald
“Youth worker tackling wake of Kriss Donald murder” STV
“Labour plans weekend curfew to keep drunk yobs off streets” Evening News
Posted by MM on Mon 19th Mar 2007 at 7:38 am“Legal action to halt election lodged” STV
Posted by MM on Mon 19th Mar 2007 at 7:12 am“Police favour Old Firm, say rival fans” Sunday Herald
Posted by MM on Mon 19th Mar 2007 at 7:02 amUpdate
“Automatic early release for inmates to end” Scotsman
“MSPs vote to end automatic release of prisoners” Herald
“Tories hit out at prisoner release plans” Evening News
“MSPs get tough on prisoners” Daily Record 16.3.07
“Time’s up for repeat offenders” Daily Record 16.3.07
“Custodial Sentences Bill passed” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 01.01.07
“MSPs to scrap early jail release” BBC
“Automatic early release of prisoners set to be scrapped” STV
Press release
“Great day for criminals in Scotland as early release becomes earlier release”
Scottish Conservatives
See also
Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill
Tata (March 2007). The End to ‘Dishonesty’ in Sentencing? The Custodial Sentences Act will be Fogged by Confusion.
Scottish Parliament Official Report page. Link to yesterday’s report incorrect at time of posting.
Writing in CjScotland today Cyrus Tata, Co-director of the Centre for Sentencing Research and senior lecturer in the School of Law, University of Strathclyde, argues that the Bill is a missed opportunity to improve public confidence in criminal justice. It’s supporters claim that it will result in greater clarity and honesty in sentencing. However, the reality is that, as currently framed, it will result in greater confusion, longer prison sentences, and a substantial rise in the prison population.
Posted by MM on Thu 15th Mar 2007 at 7:54 am“‘Green police’ to tackle antisocial users of Loch Lomond” Herald
“Troubled waters of the loch” Herald
“Making sure the bonnie banks are protected” Herald
“Crackdown on menace of lochside louts” Evening Times
See also
Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. No reference to story at time of posting.