Britain's softest judges exposed amid calls for courts to get tougher on criminals

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BRITAIN’S softest judges are today exposed amid calls for courts to get tougher on criminals. Sentences for hundreds of paedophiles, rapists, drug dealers and thugs were upped by the Appeal Court. …

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David Spencer, of the Centre for Crime Prevention, said the figures “imply a trend of lax sentencing” possibly as judges are under pressure to keep people out ofor because guidelines are unclear. He said: “Guidance should be issued to ensure this trend doesn’t become an epidemic.” A judiciary spokesman said the judges would have sentenced hundreds of defendants over the five years “and these statistics must be seen in that light”.Judge John Potter saw his sentences lengthenedJudge Robert Adams' sentences were also upped by the Appeal CourtCredit: Photoshot.

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