Police Letting Up to a Third of Criminals Off with a Caution
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UP to a third of suspects arrested by police escape with a mere ticking- off, it emerged last night.
Instead of being taken to court, they are allowed to go with nothing more than a caution.See the full content of this document
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Police Letting Up to a Third of Criminals Off with a Caution
A total of 237,000 cautions were given last year an increase of more than 13 per cent since 2001.
They are regarded as 'soft justice' by critics, but forces like using them because they count as a solved crime in Government figures.Surre...See the full content of this document
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