Dealing with Unduly Lenient Sentences
The recent case of councillor Dipu Ahad revealed how an unduly lenient sentence can be successfully overturned in this rather unusual case.
Could You End Up Having Your Location Monitored?
The tags capture and record information on an individual’s location at all times. After receiving location signals from satellites, the tag then communicates location data via a mobile phone network then through to a case management system.
Nuisance Phone Calls Reported To The ICO
Article explaining how nuisance phone calls can be reported to the ICO – Information Commissioner’s Office. We look at what the outcome can be for those making nuisance phone calls.
Harassment Laws – What is Harassment?
Under the Harassment Laws, there are two distinct criminal offences, one of harassment putting people in fear of violence and one without. Here we explain more about the Harassment Laws.
New Intimidatory Offences Sentencing Guidelines
he Sentencing Council has published new definitive guidelines for intimidatory offences sentencing to take effect in respect to all cases sentenced on or after 1 October 2018.
Stalking
New offences of stalking (in addition to existing offences of harassment) were introduced in 2012. The offences are harassment which involves a course of conduct that amounts to stalking. There are two offences, stalking involving fear of violence and stalking involving serious alarm or distress.
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