Courts Are Ordered to Be Tougher On Knife Crime

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JUDGES and magistrates are to be told to hand out tougher sentences for knife crime under plans to combat a wave of stabbings across the country.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to ask the courts to ensure that they properly reflect the seriousness of knife offences when passing sentence.

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Courts Are Ordered to Be Tougher On Knife Crime

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