"re-balancing" the criminal justice system

John Reid the Home Secretary, announced plans today to toughen sentencing guidelines following mounting public anger at a judicial system perceived as being too soft on serious criminals.



"The overriding and primary aim of this review is to ensure that the criminal justice system is geared at every stage to protecting the public and putting the interests of the law-abiding majority and the victim first,"

"I do not regard this as a matter of just being tougher or softer but it is about being fairer and smarter and above all, better protecting the public against serious offenders."

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