Young offenders given a new excuse to use to avoid jail...

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But only available to be used by the brown skinned ones...




Judges should consider whether a young criminal has suffered discrimination as an ethnic minority before deciding their sentence, under a new guideline.

The Sentencing Council for England and Wales says offending may be partly a product of discrimination and "negative experiences of authority".

It is the first guideline to stress discrimination as a youth crime factor.

Official statistics show that young people from minority backgrounds are over-represented in the justice system.

While national statistics show that ethnic minorities account for approximately 14% of the UK's population, the Youth Justice Board says a quarter of all young people arrested in the year to March 2016 were from these backgrounds - some 21,900 people.

The overall number of young offenders cautioned or convicted has been declining, but the rate of decrease has been slower for minority offenders.

'Underlying factors'

In the new guideline - which applies to all offenders aged between 10 and 17 - the council says that any sentence must aim to prevent them from committing another crime, while also taking into account the child's welfare.

"While the seriousness of the offence will be the starting point, the approach to sentencing should be individualistic and focused on the child or young person," states the guideline, which comes into force in June.

It stresses that sentencing judges and magistrates should take into account underlying factors, including the over-representation of black and minority ethnic children in the justice system.

"The factors contributing to this are complex," it says.

"One factor is that a significant proportion of looked-after children and young people are from a black and minority ethnic background.

"A further factor may be the experience of such children and young people in terms of discrimination and negative experiences of authority."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39187265



"It wasn't my fault I mugged the old woman, your honour, it was the discrimination that made me do it... and I once had a negative experience of authority..."


UNBELIEVABLE!!!

eddie wrote:

Vicar of Dibley (vod) wrote:

I really don't understand this persons behaviour its such a shame that a human being can be so vile .
Yesterday my dad's  brother died from a massive brain haemorrhage while my dad lies in a hospital bed with Parkinson's and dementia and recovering from  two serious infections . My uncle and my dad both loved life and were the most beautiful easy going people  . I just think its a shame that wolfie behaves so badly .
Surly he isn't like this is real life and its just a a pass time for him .
I would love to see the nice to him I'm sure he has one , doesn't everyone have a nice side  

I'm very sorry to hear of the sad news about your uncle xx

Thanks eddie. xx

Me too dibs... wish you well through this difficult time.

Tommy Monk wrote:

Me too dibs... wish you well through this difficult time.

Thank you