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Sentences should be reserved for violent criminals and those convicted of a handful of other serious offences
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The penalties for non-violent crimes must not be reduced
 
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Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Simon Hughes has said that courts should be freed to deliver tougher sentences on those convicted of violent crimes. He said: "Cheque fraud may be wrong, but it is not in the same league as stabbing somebody."
 

While few would object to tougher sentences on those convicted of violent crimes, the Hughes approach would send a message to non-violent criminals that they will not be penalized for their crimes. That would invite more non-violent crime.

 
 


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