22
Dec
2014
By Calvin at 12:03 GMT, 9 years ago
An interesting and, for some, a controversial piece in the Northern Echo today concerning our friends in Durham Constabulary and their new crime prevention scheme called ‘Checkpoint’
This is how it starts:
Criminals will be given the chance to dodge court as part of a "world first" initiative by Durham Constabulary.
The Checkpoint scheme will offer those charged with offences usually dealt with by magistrates - including shoplifting, theft, low-level assault and fraud - to avoid a criminal conviction by making amends to the community and their victims.
The restorative justice approach is at the heart of Checkpoint - due to be launched across County Durham and Darlington in April 2015.
Read the rest at Northern Echo: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11681660.Prolific_offenders_to_escape_conviction_as_part_of_Durham_Constabulary_s__groundbreaking__scheme_Checkpoint/
