Pre Charge Warnings Advantages And Disadvantages

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Pre charge warnings

Merits

The biggest merit of the pre charge warnings (PCWs) is the lessened borden on the courts and justice system, this is due to the reduction of minor offences that proceed to court for prosecution, around 25% reduction. PCWs have also reduced the time spent for officers on minor offences with charging and then going to court over the prosecution. this is around 37,000 hours of police time freed to do other tasks, such as crime prevention. This means the officers can spend more time with frontline policing and crime prevention. The use of PCWs has also meant that for the minor offending, offenders aren't necessarily labeled as criminals in the revaluation report by a victim of shoplifting, “it was good

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