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34 results found for '"Sentencing policy"' in Keywords.
Racial equality (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Commission for Racial Equality Chairman David Lane on the work of the commission and what needs to be done in race relations , equal opportunities, education, employment and immigration. He...
Conservative conference - Law and order debate (1978)
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- News report; Speech
Vivian White reports on the 1978 Conservative Party conference in Brighton, with debate focusing on the issue of law and order. Speaking are delegates: Michael Hirst; Muriel Collings; Richard Harrington;...
Death penalty no vote (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the majority vote by Parliament against the re-introduction of the death penalty, and the prospects of a referendum on the matter and for reconsideration of...
Prostitution legislation proposals (1979)
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- Interview
Interview with a male spokesman (not identified) for an unidentified association, about their proposals for tougher sentencing and criminalisation of activities related to prostitution and soliciting....
Tough action against rioters (1981)
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- Interview
Interview with Tony Marlow MP about the need for tougher action on arrested rioters, in the aftermath of the Brixton, London riots. Male interviewer not identified.
Tackling prison overcrowding (1981)
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- News report; Interview
Report on measures being taken to tackle overcrowding in British gaols. With comment from Secretary of Preservation of the Rights of Prisoners (PROP), Jim Cogan; and Prison Officers Association District...
Aftermath of Toxteth riots (1981)
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- Interview
Interview with Conservative MP Tony Marlow, calling, in the wake of the riots in Toxteth, Liverpool, for the reintroduction of the Riot Act and imposition of salutary sentences to make rioting unattractive...
View on capital punishment (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the possible reintroduction of capital punishment in the UK and whether it will prevent murder of more policemen. Female speaker not identified, poss. Alison Hawcroft, wife of police sergeant...
Ronald Cooper’s parents on son and capital punishment (1982)
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- Interview
Interview with Mr and Mrs Alf Cooper, the parents of Ronald Cooper, last man in Britain to be sentenced to death, on their son’s reprieve, the crime he committed, their relationship with him and whether...
Conduct of judges (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Legal correspondent Tim Crook examines the measured conduct of contemporary judges at the Old Bailey in London in contrast to the often harsh sentencing practices of their predecessors.