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Old 01-09-2007, 22:48   #8
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Re: Naming of young criminals

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Originally Posted by hedman2003 View Post
I think that anybody over the age of 13 who is found guilty of a crime should be named and shamed in the local press with photographs of them, although I accept is the danger that they become a badge of honour to some in our society as with the ASBO's

However if the courts had real power and the will to use it and the police had a zero tolerance attitude to the anti social behaviour on our streets then we would all feel the benefit
You have just answered a question I was going to ask, are we talking about charged or cautioned? Even in this day and age I think that for some kids being cautioned by the police is enough to prevent them from going on to commit more crime. I also think as you do that some kids if named and shamed would wear it like a badge of honour. As to the solution, I really don't know.
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