Hmm, would I be remiss in suggesting that I could guess, with laserlike accuracy, the demographics of repeat offenders dealt with in such surprisingly lenient fashion? The problem with every British alarmist about knife crime, considering the people we all know are responsible for most of it, is the endless harrumphing that "someone should do something!" whilst all your political elites [except Nigel on a good day] make it clear as an azure sky that the only people who need live in fear are the natives of the UK--especially those who are gainfully employed, but with no political juice. And now Australians are wondering why their govt is in such a rush to accept unvetted refugees from Gaza.
This is why us dumb yanks don't want to surrender our guns. Because our 1st Amendment isn't worth much without the 2nd Amendment to defend it. If you people succeed in pushing out Labour before they start building prisons to hold all the unruly nativists, try to do something about that. And another unpopular opinion, while we're at it: Since many criminologists like yourself have noticed the extreme Pareto distribution of violent crime, the death penalty might not be a bad idea. While it has not proven a reliable deterrent to other criminals, it has been resoundingly effective at discouraging recidivism. Just saying...
Interesting piece, to me it shows there must be a tipping point at which people become career criminals and no amount of rehab will make a noticeable difference. It suggests we really need to rethink the approach, greater focus on trying to break the cycle far earlier and longer sentences as the individuals become career criminals.
I’m genuinely shocked by this. I knew that our court system was a joke and that we are governed by fools whose worldview is utterly detached from reality. But they collect this data, and still are permitted to get away with this? Who would you say is most responsible for this? Is it CPS? Or the individual judges? Is there some perverse pressure on the judges to act in such an insane manner? Why were the conservatives incapable of resolving such a fundamental issue during 14 years in power?
Thank you for collating this blog post. While depressing, it is valuable to have the countries failure written up so clearly.
Hmm, would I be remiss in suggesting that I could guess, with laserlike accuracy, the demographics of repeat offenders dealt with in such surprisingly lenient fashion? The problem with every British alarmist about knife crime, considering the people we all know are responsible for most of it, is the endless harrumphing that "someone should do something!" whilst all your political elites [except Nigel on a good day] make it clear as an azure sky that the only people who need live in fear are the natives of the UK--especially those who are gainfully employed, but with no political juice. And now Australians are wondering why their govt is in such a rush to accept unvetted refugees from Gaza.
This is why us dumb yanks don't want to surrender our guns. Because our 1st Amendment isn't worth much without the 2nd Amendment to defend it. If you people succeed in pushing out Labour before they start building prisons to hold all the unruly nativists, try to do something about that. And another unpopular opinion, while we're at it: Since many criminologists like yourself have noticed the extreme Pareto distribution of violent crime, the death penalty might not be a bad idea. While it has not proven a reliable deterrent to other criminals, it has been resoundingly effective at discouraging recidivism. Just saying...
This is an excellent (if very depressing) piece - thank you for plugging away at this issue.
Interesting piece, to me it shows there must be a tipping point at which people become career criminals and no amount of rehab will make a noticeable difference. It suggests we really need to rethink the approach, greater focus on trying to break the cycle far earlier and longer sentences as the individuals become career criminals.
Very important research, thank you Neil. I'm now even more glad that I campaigned to get you re-elected! ;)
I’m genuinely shocked by this. I knew that our court system was a joke and that we are governed by fools whose worldview is utterly detached from reality. But they collect this data, and still are permitted to get away with this? Who would you say is most responsible for this? Is it CPS? Or the individual judges? Is there some perverse pressure on the judges to act in such an insane manner? Why were the conservatives incapable of resolving such a fundamental issue during 14 years in power?
Thank you for collating this blog post. While depressing, it is valuable to have the countries failure written up so clearly.