The most senior criminal judge in England and Wales has criticised Government plans to abolish short jail sentences - and warned too many crimes are not being detected or prosecuted.
In a devastating critique of the criminal justice system, Sir Brian Leveson said it would be wrong to scrap sentences of less than six months, a move which is expected to be unveiled within the next month.
Sir Brian, who is also retiring from his role as head of the criminal justice system on Friday, said an attempt made in 1991 to restrict the rights of judges to pass sentences of less than six months "did not work".
Insisting judges must be able to jail people for less than six months, he said: "The multiple shoplifter...
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