ALMOST 500 knife crime suspects were let off by cops in a year — after agreeing to go on a course or have therapy. Shock figures show how forces used an alternative sanction to close crimes. No fur…
ALMOST 500 knife crime suspects were let off by cops in a year — after agreeing to go on a course or have therapy.Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke said: 'If you carry a knife in the street, you are going out with the intention to kill and maim'But there is a postcode lottery linked to the deferred prosecution method, known as Outcome 22 and introduced in 2019.
It added: “Officers take into consideration all circumstances of a case when making a decision about how it is dealt with.”
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