Only samples from convicted criminals, or people awaiting trial, are recorded, although a new law will allow the DNA from people charged with a serious sexual or violent offence to be kept for up to five years after acquittal.
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Reuters cited judicial sources as saying none of these individuals were likely to go to jail as sentences less than two years for non-violent offences are routinely suspended in Italy, and longer sentences may be appealed or replaced by community service.
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The other referendum held in 1999 asked " Should there be a reform of our Justice system placing greater emphasis on the needs of victims, providing restitution and compensation for them and imposing minimum sentences and hard labour for all serious violent offences ? ".
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Article 8 of the Anti-Terror Law ( Law 3713 ), slightly amended in 1995 and later repealed, imposed three-year prison sentences for " separatist propaganda . " Despite its name, the Anti-Terror Law punished many non-violent offences.
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There does not seem to me to be an immediate problem in listing a person because they satisfy entry requirements ( such as a conviction for a sexual or violent offence ) and then holding, within the record, risk assessments from tools such as Static 99 or OASys.
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No motive was ever established for the attack, except that Hughes had previously carried out a series of armed robberies, had served 15 years in prison for a string of violent offences, and had indicated his desire to kill a police officer following an earlier court appearance for a minor offence for which he was fined.
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Human rights groups and foreign governments have heavily criticised China's use of the death penalty for a variety of reasons, including its application for non-violent offences, allegations of the use of torture to extract confessions, legal proceedings that do not meet international standards, and the government's failure to publish statistics on the death penalty.
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The Terrorism Act 2000 defines terrorism so as to include not only violent offences against persons and physical damage to property, but also acts " designed seriously to interfere with or to seriously disrupt an electronic system " if those acts are ( a ) designed to influence the government or to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and ( b ) be done for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause.
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For the 2010 / 2011 report on crime in England and Wales, the statistics show that violent crime continues a general downward trend observed over the last few decades as shown in the graph . " The 2010 / 11 BCS showed overall violence was down 47 per cent on the level seen at its peak in 1995; representing nearly two million fewer violent offences per year . " In 2010 / 11, 31 people per 1000 interviewed reported being a victim of violent crime in the 12 preceding months.
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The aforementioned sentences are not guaranteed as the Crown could recommend a harsher adult sentence if the offence meets certain requirements Adult Sentence ) When the Youth Criminal Justice Act was introduced the aspect that was publicized was " to respond more firmly and effectively to the small number of the most serious, violent young offenders " because the public was losing confidence in the youth justice system This was the reason for the harsh penalties for 1st and 2nd degree murder however overall the YCJA has decreased the amount of youths within jails for non-violent offences substantially.
