With rights come responsibilities: Counter balancing the criminal justice system

17th April 2023Martin Gallagher, former Police Scotland Superintendent

A recent Scottish court case that saw a 21-year-old given a non-custodial sentence for rape – largely in the hope of aiding his rehabilitation – has prompted much discussion about the age of criminal responsibility; former Police Scotland superintendent Martin Gallagher believes the criminal justice system needs to be reset to recognise that with rights come responsibilities, and that offender rehabilitation must be balanced with justice for victims and protection of the public.

To read this article you need to have an individual paid subscription or subscriber access via your organisation’s corporate subscription.

Please sign in to your account or subscribe to a plan below to read this article.

If your organisation has a corporate subscription please register a FREE account with your organisation email address for full subscriber access.