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the Marxist-ACLU Demons will want to end LWOP.
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are nothing but liars who value the lives of murderers and evildoers, with the
plan on putting innocent people’s lives at risk of getting murdered.
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upholding the rights of criminals than those of the victims.
A Land Fit
for Criminals: An Insider's View of
Crime, Punishment and Justice in England and Wales
Book Guild, 2006 - Crime
- 458 pages
Fraser examines how the
workings of government, Civil Service, judiciary, police and Probation Service
have all become perverted by a philosophy that seeks to uphold the rights of
the criminal rather than those of their victims.
Hardcover:
528 pages
Publisher:
Book Guild Ltd (2006)
Language:
English
ISBN-10:
1857769643
ISBN-13:
978-1857769647
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We do not need
psychologists to tell us the simple truth that if you reward bad behaviour you
will get more of it. We should not be surprised that we are now engulfed in
crime. The offenders have taken their cue from us. - A Land Fit for
Criminals by David Fraser [PHOTO SOURCE: https://quozio.com/quote/hcsc78h4mskg/1129/we-do-not-need-psychologists-to-tell-us-the-simple-truth] |
M. McManus
5.0 out of 5 stars A voice
crying in the wilderness
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2007
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The author has worked in the British criminal
justice system since the 1960s, and has since seen the dramatic shift in the
way criminals are dealt with. He argues that in the 1960s, and emphasis on
punishment, coupled with a good grasp of natural justice and common sense kept
criminals locked up, deterred future crime and kept the public safe. He laments
the reversal that has since occurred.
He argues three main points: firstly, that there is a determined anti-prison lobby in British society and the civil service, who are determined to keep as many offenders as possible from going to jail. The result is more offenders come to realise their offences will not be punished, and they are also in the community, free to commit more crime.
Secondly, the author attacks the judiciary, with special contempt poured on high court judges. The author argues that the judges jealous belief in their own wisdom and expertise leads them to ignore the concerns of the public, whom they regard as misinformed proles whose opinions are not worthy of serious consideration. This "expert" view also extends to judges ignoring sentencing guidelines which regard as an affront to their "expert" judgement. Again, the only people who win here being the judges whose ego is massaged, and the criminals who escape jail.
Finally, the author attacks the notion that "prison does not work". He states very simply that if an offender is locked up, he cannot possibly victimise the public, and this "preventative detention" should be a central plank in the criminal justice system. Linked to this is the authors view that the social worker "hugs and excuses" mentality has to go, and that the criminal justice system should protect the public, not indulge the messiah complex of probation officers and social workers.
All in all, the book is an excellent, if at times hopelessly depressing read, particularly his vivid descriptions of how vicious crimes have often escaped with mind bogglingly light sentences. The book is a wake up call to the British public, who must act on his recommendations if the already intolerable crime rate is to be challenged. Fortunately, the author lists a number of detailed steps we can take, and leaves us on the optimistic note that the power to change the situation we are in lies within us.
He argues three main points: firstly, that there is a determined anti-prison lobby in British society and the civil service, who are determined to keep as many offenders as possible from going to jail. The result is more offenders come to realise their offences will not be punished, and they are also in the community, free to commit more crime.
Secondly, the author attacks the judiciary, with special contempt poured on high court judges. The author argues that the judges jealous belief in their own wisdom and expertise leads them to ignore the concerns of the public, whom they regard as misinformed proles whose opinions are not worthy of serious consideration. This "expert" view also extends to judges ignoring sentencing guidelines which regard as an affront to their "expert" judgement. Again, the only people who win here being the judges whose ego is massaged, and the criminals who escape jail.
Finally, the author attacks the notion that "prison does not work". He states very simply that if an offender is locked up, he cannot possibly victimise the public, and this "preventative detention" should be a central plank in the criminal justice system. Linked to this is the authors view that the social worker "hugs and excuses" mentality has to go, and that the criminal justice system should protect the public, not indulge the messiah complex of probation officers and social workers.
All in all, the book is an excellent, if at times hopelessly depressing read, particularly his vivid descriptions of how vicious crimes have often escaped with mind bogglingly light sentences. The book is a wake up call to the British public, who must act on his recommendations if the already intolerable crime rate is to be challenged. Fortunately, the author lists a number of detailed steps we can take, and leaves us on the optimistic note that the power to change the situation we are in lies within us.
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