Ms Saunders points to a mother-and-daughter team of rioters as a particularly egregious example. The youngest defendant dealt with by the CPS was aged 11 years and six months. Meanwhile a senior Metropolitan Police officer has admitted his force still has more to do to rebuild community relations after the riots. We've been very honest, we could've done.
No we didn't. Assistant Commissioner Rowley went on to say more work was needed to build bridges with the Tottenham community. English riots one year on. Riot problems persist, Mayor says. Service held for Duggan shooting. England riots: Who's been prosecuted?
Looking back at the English riots. Riots reveal 'forgotten families'. Crown Prosecution Service. A spokeswoman from the service said magistrates were independent and did not have to take direction from their legal advisors who are themselves independent of government. The former chair of the Criminal Bar Association, Paul Mendelle QC, told BBC 5 live: "When people get caught up and act out of character, in a similar way, there is a danger that the courts themselves may get caught up in a different kind of collective hysteria - I'm not suggesting violence or anything like that - but in purporting to reflect the public mood actually go over the top and hand out sentences which are too long and too harsh.
But Mr Pickles told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We need to understand that people for a while thought that this was a crime without consequence - we cannot have people being frightened in their beds, frightened in their own homes for their public safety.
I think people would be rightly alarmed if that incitement to riot got off with just a slap on the wrist. Lord McNally, Liberal Democrat Justice Minister, said the courts must operate independently and warned "it's dangerous when politicians try to do the sentencing".
He said politicians make the laws, police do the arresting and judges do the judging and sentencing. Cheshire men Jordan Blackshaw, 21, of Marston, and Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan, 22, of Warrington, were jailed for four years each after admitting using Facebook to incite disorder, although none actually resulted.
Defence solicitor Chris Johnson said Mr Blackshaw and his family "are somewhat shocked by the sentence and he will be appealing".
The Recorder of Chester, Judge Elgan Edwards, said he hoped the sentences would act as a deterrent to others. Assistant Chief Constable of Cheshire Police Phil Thompson said it was "easy to understand" the sentence when you consider the impact technology had on the riots. The Crown Prosecution Service said the offences committed carried maximum sentences of 10 years, but the four-year sentences were the lengthiest related to rioting so far. Meanwhile a year-old from Suffolk has been banned from using social networking sites for 12 months and ordered to observe a three month overnight curfew for using Facebook to encourage people to riot during last week's disorder.
Labour MP Paul Flynn wrote on his blog that the government was "throwing away sentencing rules". How does it compare with other crimes? As a result of our meticulous investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service authorised the six charges.
When faced with this overwhelming evidence, Saunders changed his plea to guilty on all six counts, resulting in this appropriately lengthy sentence. Currently the longest jail sentence passed down for the riots in London is five years and four months. Related Posts. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.
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