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Thursday, April 10, 2003 |
Rise in child prisoners is blamed on Bulger case
The number of teenagers being locked up has increased sharply in the past decade because of a hardening in attitudes towards young offenders caused by the murder of James Bulger, a crime reduction charity warns today.
Nacro said the number of under-15s placed in custody leapt eight-fold because of draconian laws passed by politicians playing to the gallery. The trend threatened to put the Government in breach of United Nations conventions, it added.
Independent
8:52:06 AM 
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© Copyright 2003 Nick Page.
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Updated: 24/6/03; 4:01:49 pm.
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