How only ONE CRIME in every 39 ENDS with a CONVICTION
By
Matthew Hickley
D.Mail-Home Affairs
Correspondent
ONLY one crime in 39 leads to a
conviction, according to a startling Home Office study.
The research project which has traced
the lives of hundreds of men over half a century, points to a hidden
wave of undetected crime.
THE man admitted committing hundreds
of crimes - yet ONLY 2.5 per cent led to convictions.
The STUDY raises fresh questions
about the effectiveness of the POLICE and COURTS at bringing Criminals
to JUSTICE.
Officially, police solve around one
in four crimes. But the figure includes only the minority of offences
which are reported.
The ambitious Home Office project
dubbed the Cambridge Study, was launched in 1961.
It covered 411 primary school boys from
unnamed 'working class' area of South London, who were all then
aged eight or nine. They have since been interviewed about their
criminal behaviour at the ages of 14,18, 32, and finally at 48 providing
unprecedented insights into the likelihood of offending and the pattern
of criminal careers which they followed.#
The study has revealed that 41 per cent
of those surveyed had criminal convictions by the time they turned 50.
BUT 93 per cent of them admitted
committing significant crimes such as BURGLARY-THEFT-ASSAULT-FRAUD and
DRUG use. And almost half of all offences were carried out by men
who were never caught and punished.
Researchers found that for
every conviction among the group, they admitted to another 38 offences.
A minority of persistent offenders -
around 7 per cent of the total -were responsible for half the crimes.
Even among those who had been caught
and punished, there was an average of 22 offences for every conviction.
The commonest crime was vandalism, with
70 per cent of the boys admitting offending by the age of 14, and 75 per
cent by middle age.
Three-quarters admitted carrying out
assault, including more than a third by the age of 14, and one in seven
were still committing violent attacks in their 40's
Across the board fewer than ONE in
THREE self-confessed criminals had ever been convicted.
Tories claimed the findings showed
starkly why many criminals believed they would NOT BE CAUGHT.
Shadow Home Affairs Minister Edward
Garnier, said:
Detection rates are far too low.
IT IS THE FEAR OF BEING CAUGHT RATHER
THAN BEING SENTENCED THAT AFFECTS OFFENDERS' INTENTIONS ABOUT COMMITTING
CRIMES'
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THE PEOPLE HAVE
SPOKEN-IS THE EU COMMISSION LISTENING?
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Ditch the EU
TREATY after IRISH REJECTION
SAY VOTERS
by
Daniel
Martin
Political
Reporter
[Daily Mail-Wednesday, June
18,2008]
MORE THAN HALF of voters believe Britain should
drop the controversial European Treaty in the wake of its
rejection in last week's
IRISH REFERENDUM'
The poll comes as the Tories launch a last-ditch
bid in the
HOUSE of LORDS
today to delay the
RATIFICATION OF
THE TREATY.
And
10,000 people
have signed a
PETITION
on the
DOWNING STREET-
WEBSITE
within the past few days
JUNE16-2008
, calling on the
GOVERNMENT
NOT TO RATIFY THE BILL
[WHY DON'T YOU?]
Downing Street
website is
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Abandon-Lisbon/
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13th October,2007
So You Want Out
Of The EU
THEN WHY NOT SIGN THE
RENUNCIATION of EU CITIZENSHIP
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Optout
Details from petition creator
With the signing of the Maastricht
Treaty the people of Britain were given
DUAL CITIZENSHIP
-both
EUROPEAN and BRITISH
The extra tier of citizenship was
thrust upon the people without their consent -and in many cases
knowledge.
The PEOPLE of GREAT BRITAIN should be
allowed the option of opting out of the EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP if they so
wish. The GOVERNMENT will then be able to provide those who have opted
out with
BRITISH DOCUMENTATION
-only such as British (not EU)
passports, driving licences and other national documents.
EU laws will also NOT APPLY to those who
HAVE OPTED OUT OF EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP
[PETITION OPEN UNTIL
OCTOBER 08]
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www.speakout.co.uk
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Daniel Hannan - Forming an OPPOSITION
to the EU
www.telegraph.co.uk.blogs
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GORDON BROWN WANTS TRUST-BUT WHY WON'T
HE TRUST YOU?
HELL ON EARTH IN IRAQ
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67% want powers back from
EU-ICM poll-June 21-2007-95%
of British people want a
REFERENDUM
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PETITION
FOR A
REFERENDUM
SIGN TODAY ON LINE
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July 18-2007
VOTE
-2007
TO
LEAVE
THE
EUROPEAN
UNION
WITH THE ONLY PARTY WITH A MANDATE
TO SET YOU
FREE
THE
UK
INDEPENDENCE PARTY
www.ukip.org
THE QUESTION THAT THE
VOTER MUST ANSWER
‘DO
YOU WISH TO BE GOVERNED BY YOUR OWN PEOPLE, LAW AND CUSTOM OR BY THE
CORRUPT ,EXPENSIVE UNACCOUNTABLE AND CORRUPT ALIEN BUSYBODY BRUSSELS’
-SIMPLE IS IT NOT?
TO RECLAIM YOUR DEMOCRACY DON'T VOTE
FOR THE TRIPARTITE PARTIES IN WESTMINSTER
BUT
SMALL PARTIES THAT SPEAK THEIR MINDS
WITHOUT SPIN AND LIES.
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ONLY
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REPRESENTATION
WILL
BRING
DEMOCRACY
BACK
TO
THE
ENGLISH
PEOPLE
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SCOTLAND
-ITS PARLIAMENT -WALES-ITS
ASSEMBLY-ENGLAND-STILL
AWAITS ITS PARLIAMENT-WHY?
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