Sentence examples for previous offender from inspiring English sources

Allow me to explain "zip code anxiety," a little known faction of Murphy's Law, wherein the subject aims to avoid contact with a previous offender yet subconsciously allures surprise encounters when said subject least expects it.

Vigil has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a weapon by a previous offender, and possession of a defaced firearm, CBS Denver reports.

Full-time officers with a special skill for memorizing faces they barely know, they'll be trawling through to see if any details spark a recognition of a previous offender; very often they only need a tiny part of someone's face to get a successful conviction.

Full-time officers with a special skill for memorising faces they barely know, they'll be trawling through to see if any details spark a recognition of a previous offender; very often they only need a tiny part of someone's face to get a successful conviction.

An Algerian consular official arrived, with files on previous offenders.

HALF of all crime in England and Wales is committed by previous offenders.

California said its version of Megan's Law was expressly applied to previous offenders when the Legislature passed it in 1996.

Strong sentences should of course go to previous offenders, but also to those who should set the best examples – adults, including parents, in work and with qualifications.

Inductive profiling, as was the approach in Mr. Craig's case, uses statistical probability and behavioral clues from previous offenders to create cookie-cutter profiles and predict the likelihood of a future crime.

Hughes also argues that while tough sentences should be handed down to previous offenders and those "who should set the best examples", such as parents and people in work, the system should treat young people with no criminal records with care.

He then goes on to mention the new bill that will mean the DNA of all those convicted of crimes will be held indefinitely and will give police the power to take samples of all those convicted of serious violent and sexual offences and also previous offenders who have returned from overseas.