I don’t know what the criteria are, but I’d rather let out every non violent criminal before a single violent one. No doubt someone will have some amazing example to make me change my mind but that’s seems like an obvious rule of thumb.
That is the rule for bringing forward any releases no violent prisoner or persons convicted of a sexual offence
However people are released on licence to serve the 50% of their sentence in the community
I don’t know what the criteria are, but I’d rather let out every non violent criminal before a single violent one. No doubt someone will have some amazing example to make me change my mind but that’s seems like an obvious rule of thumb.
The issue with that would be that people would see it as fair game to commit non violent crimes. You only have to see the shoplifting epidemic that we currently have following the non prosecution if its under £200 to get an idea of what would happen.
Maybe release people on longer sentences a little earlier still (although I'm sure this is probably happening already) may be another thing to consider.
There still has to be a deterrent in place to stop people committing crime in the first place.
The issue with that would be that people would see it as fair game to commit non violent crimes. You only have to see the shoplifting epidemic that we currently have following the non prosecution if its under £200 to get an idea of what would happen.
Maybe release people on longer sentences a little earlier still (although I'm sure this is probably happening already) may be another thing to consider.
There still has to be a deterrent in place to stop people committing crime in the first place.
The issue with that would be that people would see it as fair game to commit non violent crimes. You only have to see the shoplifting epidemic that we currently have following the non prosecution if its under £200 to get an idea of what would happen.
Maybe release people on longer sentences a little earlier still (although I'm sure this is probably happening already) may be another thing to consider.
There still has to be a deterrent in place to stop people committing crime in the first place.
The issue with that would be that people would see it as fair game to commit non violent crimes. You only have to see the shoplifting epidemic that we currently have following the non prosecution if its under £200 to get an idea of what would happen.
Maybe release people on longer sentences a little earlier still (although I'm sure this is probably happening already) may be another thing to consider.
There still has to be a deterrent in place to stop people committing crime in the first place.