(Interesting programme on BBC1 about criminal curfews/electronic tagging)
2007-07-10 09:10:01 · 16 answers · asked by L 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Is this one of those trick questions? A brain teaser? OK OK I know. Pick me Pick me. The answer is 15,000.
2007-07-10 09:24:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work at a Magistrate's Court in England, and it is Youth Court day tomorrow. I'd say, of the thirty or so cases we will hear, six will be for breach of tag (curfew) - and probably 4 of the 6 will be repeat offenders.
The peripheral staff in the Courts and Criminal system are poorly paid, often poorly trained and work lousy hours. This could well account for the shortcomings of the monitoring company - if you pay peanuts, you will get some monkeys applying for the jobs.
The Tag is a good idea, but like any other good idea in crime-prevention, the crims will find a way out of it. I'm afraid that you should get a tag once and once only, as a last chance. After that, the Slammer, and a much more uncomfortable regime than pertains today. Restrict social contact in youth prisons to one hour per day - this will stop the sprog crims learning from the older lags, and will obviate bullying and keep down the risks of drugs and rape. One lag to a cell. Serious newspapers, books, self-administered learning and a radio fixed to radios two, three and four will serve as entertainment. No TV, no X box, no pool.
Screens, and the lag chained to a prison officer during visits.
I'd sooner pay for this than Afghanistan and Iraq, and perhaps a corrective regime would stop these people becoming benefit-scroungers in adult life.
2007-07-10 16:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think the tags or ankle bracelets are a waste of time and money even though the police force say that they can't be removed- they can what is the point of an offender being electronically tagged if they can be taken off and placed on household pets?? i've know a few people that have been tagged but not personally!!
2007-07-10 17:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope sorry, not me. I don't get in trouble. I'm a responsible adult and a father of 3 !
But I know someone who has a tag. He can not leave his house after 7:30pm and before 7:30am ha ha
Still wont learn though will he. He is allowed out when we are all at work so he can rob our houses. Then he gets home for about 7ish and reflects on all the cool stuff he has got.
I say lock em all up forever.
Tags are a joke !!!
2007-07-10 16:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by Forever England 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It looks as though I'm not getting my fair share either.
Do you think I should go into the Station tomorrow and demand one - human rights and all that.
Caught a little of that programme - I liked the thought that someone had transferred his tag to his dog's leg!
2007-07-10 17:41:38 · answer #5 · answered by Veronica Alicia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry with the advent of ID cards the next move is for all to be fitted so Brown and co can keep tabs on.all.
2007-07-10 16:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you count my cell phone. I have been know to forget to carry it on occasion. I doubt anyone would bother tracking it. I'm not that interesting.
2007-07-10 18:08:00 · answer #7 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere that they're easily removable anyway so you can probably knock that down to about 7,500 people at this moment...
I'm not one of them either!
2007-07-10 16:19:46 · answer #8 · answered by kpk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my brother got tagged once cause his teenage kids wouldnt go to school
2007-07-10 17:29:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have those in The States too, they're called "ankle bracelets".. Personally, I don't have one.
2007-07-10 16:13:38 · answer #10 · answered by Bob Thompson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋