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On the other hand, witnesses warned against the temptation of âup-tariffing people into more supervisionâ.
Conclusion
On the other hand, witnesses warned against the temptation of âup-tariffing people into more supervisionâ. 201 While he acknowledged that âa legal decision has already been made that repetition aggravates an offenceâ, Gavin Dingwall told us that this should not be âa given, by any stretch of the imaginationâ. He argued that âsomebody who is shoplifting and continually stealing £20 worth of goods has a problem but is a minor offenderâ. 202
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