Sentences with phrase «most dangerous offenders»

«He worked to reverse wrongful convictions and helped develop programs to target the most dangerous offenders in Brooklyn to drive down violent crime, while still diverting low - level offenders — particularly young people — from the criminal justice system.»
In the autumn Mr Reid announced operation safeguard - which allows the use of police cells - as an emergency measure, and last month he reminded courts they should only be sending the most dangerous offenders to jail.
Ms Homer explained the BIA acts to remove the most dangerous offenders, including rapists and murderers, first.

Not exact matches

Through this partnership, we fund the establishment of drug and alcohol courts that give the most dangerous, repeat offenders access to the care they need, and reduce the rate of recidivism.
«However imprisonment should continue to be used to protect the public from the most serious offenders - those who are violent, dangerous or seriously persistent.»
Cleaning products tend to be the worst offenders and are some of the most dangerous to have around the house with kids.
The headline points are: ● prolonged, persistent and deliberate bad driving and consumption of drink and drugs puts offenders in the most serious category with jail sentences of at least seven years; ● a combination of these features of dangerous driving accompanied by aggregating factors, such as a bad driving record, attracts sentences towards 14 years; ● careless driving under the influence of drink or drugs provides for a longer sentence, as the degree of intoxication increases; ● regarding mobile phones — an offender distracted by a handheld mobile phone when the offence was committed will be treated as particularly serious; ● reading or composing texts over a period of time at the wheel is also likely to result in a higher level of seriousness and offenders should serve up to seven years in prison.
Solomon is also a member of Legal Aid Ontario's Extremely Serious Criminal Matters (ESM) panel, and can accept Legal Aid certificates for the most serious cases, including murder, dangerous offender applications and terrorism charges.
They are, and should remain the court held, reserved for the few exceptionally serious offences committed by offenders judged to be the most dangerous to society.
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