ShopLifting Theft!?

Question

My friend has commited a crime of shoplifting. Now how will it affect on him? Its been a year now! He was charged 150 pounds too...

He did plea guilty and the time it happened his age was 20!

Roughly how many years will it stay on his records?

Answer 1

He'll have a criminal record with that particular crime on it for a fair few years after the event. Lol criminals!

[edit] The only people who can get away with shoplifting are rich celebrities. Everyone's doing it!

Answer 2

In the UK, he will now have a criminal record.

Unfortunately, the crime he committed shows that he is a dishonest person, so getting a job could be difficult. However, if this is genuinely a first offence, he can explain that he made a mistake and any reasonable employer will accept that. What troubles me is the fact that he was fined. For a first offence, and for an early admission and remorse to the police on arrest,most first time shoplifters can be cautioned. I'm wondering why it went to court? Did he plead not guilty?

Answer 3

This offence will remain on his record for all purposes for a further four years (five years since his conviction). After this period, it is regarded as "spent" under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Once a conviction is ‘spent’, the convicted person does not have to reveal it or admit its existence in most circumstances. However, for some careers and for applying for visas to some countries, it will be necessary for him to disclose his record and it may well prove a problem. As he was so young when it happened, if he leads an upright life from now on, it is possible that some employers might be inclined to overlook the matter and give him a chance. It is better for him to be straightforward and honest about it than to worry about employers finding out about it later.

Answer 4

Depends on his life stage and what career path he wishes to tread

From what you infer, he definitely has a criminal record for the offence of theft.

Therefore precluded from a number of professions automatically. Many (UK) employers require a declaration regarding a person's past offences and many unsurprisingly do not look favourably upon those who have one (let's face it, would you want to employ a convicted thief?).

A moment of foolishness can cause a lifetime of unpleasant consequences. Let's hope this was a steep learning curve and resulted in a drastic change of direction, rather than being the beginning of a criminal apprenticeship.

Answer 5

It will stay on his record for a few years (depending on age when crime committed). After the time is up it becomes "spent" & doesn't show on his record to anyone else other than police for reference purposes.

Answer 6

HOW LONG will it stay on his record, you ask? Till the day that he dies. Sad but True, and I DO speak from personal experience. "THEY" (Society) NEVER FORGET, or Forgive. To paraphrase a saying by a man who obviously had a TRUE knowledge of this Life: "The wrongs a man does last forever... The good is interred with him in his grave." I hope THAT answers your question.

Answer 7

He is now a criminal and as such has a record.Shoplifting makes things more expensive to the tune of 10% dont expect any sympathy from me.Also that it is most likly that he he has done this on many occasions before getting caught.

Answer 8

What did he steal?

If it's a piece of bread, he should join Jon Valjan, and cry out for Heaven's justice. If he has a good singing voice, he could play the part in Les Miserables.

Answer 9

the record will all ways stay there and is real sad that he can not be able to work for a business that Handles money

Answer 10

as a adult it will be on his record for his life unless he can get a lawyer to have it removed after 5 years