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Locking up local offenders

Another pat on the back for our local police for rounding up a group lot of hardcore offenders. However, I wonder how many of those set to prison had not been there not long before - I know one had been.I'm not having a dig at the government's early release scheme here - I can understand why it is necessary and non-violent offenders like these are exactly the kind that have to be let go. The point is that it must be really frustrating for local police to have to keep arresting the same people and for shop owners to see them reappearing.

Anita Blake ● 8d7 Comments

Agreed.If a physical description in the only thing we have to go on,surely as much relevant infotmation should be included..ie:the way someone looks.The age ranges given for  these scroats seem a little strange as well..between 28 and 31 etc.

Keith Iddon ● 8d

Sorry,wrong thread.

Keith Iddon ● 8d

It will always be a pointless costly cycle of shoplifting, capture, imprisonment, release, shoplifting unless the root cause of addiction is dealt with.  Following the Health and Social Care Act 2012, responsibility for drug and alcohol treatment in England was transferred from the NHS to local authorities, funded via the ring-fenced Public Health Grant. Since that time local authority spending on adult drug and alcohol treatment fell by roughly 27% to 40% in real terms across England.

We complain about a shoplifting epidemic but the reality is we have an addiction epidemic and the police are, very competently, dealing with a symptom rather than providing a cure to the problem.

Jeremy Parkinson ● 7d

Have seen groups of school age boys enter a shop and clear the shelves,don't think that's is to do with drug addiction., there are all sorts at it.

Janice Evans ● 5d

There has been shoplifting to order.  I've been approached in the street (not here in London) by someone who wanted to sell me perfume type stuff that could easily have just been swept off the open shelves in a large chemist.  The doors open automatically to let them in and let them out again. Computer games and the wanting rather than need of other expensive stuff like that is also addictive!

Philippa Bond ● 4d

Also if you have workmen visiting, my neighbour had a beautiful glass bell taken, not saying they are all light fingered of course but it's another area we have to think about.

Janice Evans ● 4d

Yes, I agree you do have to be careful or you can find them scouting around the house rather than working where they should be.

Philippa Bond ● 2d