ABOLITION OF SHORT SENTENCES.
EXPENSIVE AND USELESS} ' DETENTIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright "limes"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables, London, December ?. Mr, Reginald M'Keima, Home Secretary, speaking at tho London Magistrate's Clul), forecasted n measure next session abolishing short sentences where possible. ]lo stated that short sentences should he avoided ; thoy omikl do nobody any good, and wore most expensive to the State. Thov were perfectly useless to the victim, and did not protect society. Hardened and determined criminals must get Ions; sentences.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1927, 9 December 1913, Page 7
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79ABOLITION OF SHORT SENTENCES. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1927, 9 December 1913, Page 7
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