Summary
THE Scottish Government has been accused of presiding over a "soft touch" justice system after it emerged that thugs convicted of attempted murder and serious assault had been given prison sentences of less than six months.
New statistics - released under Freedom of Information rules - reveal that since 2003-4, 335 of those found guilty of serious assault were given sentences of less than 182 days. A further three people convicted of attempted murder were also given terms of less than six months.See the full content of this document
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Anger Over 'Soft' Jail Terms for Serious Attacks
The data for the most recent year, 2007-8, show 63 people guilty of serious assault were given sentences of six months or less. This represents one in 12 of all those convicted of this offence.
Of the 351 convicted of robbery across Scotland in 2007-8, about a quarter - 85 - were jailed for six...See the full content of this document
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