But the thief escaped further punishment when he confessed in prison to the one-man crimewave.
The case — in Surrey — was revealed by a Sun probe which
found a shocking 27,891 villains got multiple cautions in 2011. Of those, 3,531
were cautioned three times, 820 four times, 300 five times and 23 TEN
times or more.
Cautions appear on a criminal’s record but do not involve any further punishment. However they do count towards police clear-up rates.
Last night Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: “I am
extremely concerned. I am already looking into how cautions are
used.”
Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said: “The public
will lose confidence if cautions are repeatedly handed out to serial
offenders.”Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4754511/Burglar-gets-113-cautions.html#ixzz2IbTYSO22
Cautions appear on a criminal’s record but do not involve any further punishment. However they do count towards police clear-up rates.
Concern ... Justice Secretary Chris Grayling
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