Sentences For Crime
Sir,—lt seems that your correspondent must have been unfortunate enough not to hear the Master of the Rolls at the university on Monday evening; for he has failed to understand the purport of that part of Lord Denning’s speech dealing with the criminal law. His Lordship explicitly stated that the nine young offenders who received heavier-than-usual sentences were so treated primarily to punish them and to show society’s disgust with what they had done, not directly in order to deter others. The law is well aware that additional sentence is not always an effective deterrent. So, undoubtedly and with respect, is Lord Denning. Neither needs a television set. —Yours, etc., R. E. L. GREAVES. April 21, 1966.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31041, 22 April 1966, Page 10
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