Sentence examples for have a propensity to commit from inspiring English sources

Cornish and Clarke's [16] rational choice theory (RCT) contends that offenders are rational, similar to non-offenders; however, they have a propensity to commit crime that sets them apart.

"Most of the criminal justice costs occur post-defence". He said police prevented more crime by targeting "crime generators - particularly drugs" as well as "hotspot locations, certain licensed premises and individuals who actually have a propensity to commit crime".

He said police prevented more crime by targeting "crime generators - particularly drugs" as well as "hotspot locations, certain licensed premises and individuals who actually have a propensity to commit crime".

Judge George Bundy Smith said allowing the information about other killings was a breach of rules that generally bar efforts to prove that a defendant has a propensity to commit a certain type of crime.

Although none of these allegations came to court, they have been introduced under a Californian law that allows previous allegations to be used in sex cases if they can show a defendant has a propensity to commit sex crimes.

"This is both hugely important and quite dangerous," one crown court judge says: "For the first time, the prosecution will be able to ask leave for prior convictions to be disclosed simply if the defendant has a propensity to commit such acts.

"You took advantage of a young woman in a vulnerable position whose job it was to look after you that day". However, the judge said the prosecution's case that Travis had "a propensity to commit indecent assaults" had "not been made out".

Multiple witnesses allow prosecutors to show that a defendant had a propensity to commit such crimes, Burke said.

During the trial, the judge allowed testimony about past allegations, including the 1993 case, to establish whether the defendant had a propensity to commit certain crimes.

Despite inconsistent shooting this season and a propensity to commit turnovers, Tennessee appears better prepared to avoid another meltdown.

"If you dress like a slob, people have a propensity to think of you as lazy".