Sentence examples for rather than prosecution from inspiring English sources

The key is harm reduction, rather than prosecution of people using cannabis for pleasure or pain relief.

On the 9th of May, the Home Office summarily refused his claim for asylum, noting in their letter of rejection that, "It does not necessarily follow that a sentence for a crime denotes persecution rather than prosecution".

For starters, if prevention rather than prosecution is to be our new main goal, (an objective I totally agree with), we need more guidance on when we can apply the Quarles "public safety" exception to Miranda's 5th Amendment requirements.

The researchers of the study also discovered that countries where abortion is legal (and the emphasis is on prevention rather than prosecution) experience the most dramatic declines in abortion.

And it backfired, injuring him rather than the prosecution.

It's the pursuit of efficiency and integrity rather than the prosecution of any ideological brief.

If they do appeal, this will be a persecution rather than a prosecution, Stephens said.

"It is always easier to bring regulatory action rather than criminal prosecution against the firms themselves.

"We give people every opportunity to pay and always prefer people to pay rather than risk prosecution," a spokesman says.

The government remains determined to collect and still believes most people will be prepared to pay the charge eventually, rather than risk prosecution or escalating fines.

The legislation is expected to have a deterrent effect on "head shops" and other legitimate traders who will simply stop selling legal highs rather than risk prosecution.