Criminal Justice System

I am a victim of some criminals and I am not to feeling safe at all its not fair at all, but for same crimes punishment is higher then for others, some criminals can wait they trials in own house even if they are in dept measured in millions of pound of sterling, but others are punish for thousands of pound of sterling.
Law not published "High heels and uniforms" petition proved it.
How did Judges can be precise?
Ministry of Justice failing to deal with Courts - County Court of Willesden and Magistrates Court of Hendon.

There has to be consequences for people who commit crimes if not the world would really be unsafe,sometimes people go to jail and still dont learn some never do but you must accept responsibility for your own actions there is no excuse for crime,not drugs,not alcohol,we all make choices in life so we must pay the consequences for them choices,learn from your mistakes,and do better each time,go forward never back

I'm not very confident. It seems to be a bit of a lottery. The courts are inconsistent in their sentencing, too trusting in what the accused say, perhaps too bound by somewhat archaic rules, too adversarial, inefficient and time wasting, and unpredictable in their findings on apparently very similar cases. I suspect that juries may be too easily influenced by individual members. The CPS seems to be too ready to drop or downgrade some prosecutions. There is a culture of excessive leniency among many enforcing authorities, at least for minor offences, particularly those committed by businesses. Some offences, such as motoring offences, rarely attract any enforcement attention at all. The enforcing authorities are under-resourced and seem unwilling or unable to investigate many offences. Investigations are not always thorough, competent and unbiased. Low penalties for repeat offenders fail to deter further offending. Law is sometimes interpreted leniently so that offences with serious or potentially serious consequences get small penalties.

I thought that the primary purpose of a criminal justice system was to protect the majority of a society from the unwanted acts (defined by laws) of a minority?

It is not a system to find people who need social re-training, or other help.

Therefore, IMHO:

(i) the needs of the victim should be placed first;
(ii) there should be a deterrent value to any sentencing;
(iii) re-habilitation of offenders is a secondary consideration.

Ive just read that an immigrant in germany has beenbfreed after raping a child ,i hope this type of sentencing doesnt happen here,seems to me sentencing in general is now beyond a joke losing touch with reality,how can avrapist walk free and a child ,i do think generally judiciary and cps do not support the police ,the mayor is seen to be a critic of the police and he must dtop numbers being cut its now at a dangerous level police sometimes taking 4 hours to reach violent crimes,would rather see foreign aid money diverted to our security and our needy people

Our Criminal Justice System - considering this is, at least ostensibly, a 'First World' (sic) country - is LAUGHABLE. Hear this out: the Police chased a suspected drug dealer and car jacker in a stolen car. The car rammed three vehicles during pursuit, then reversed straight onto a policeman on a motorbike (at this point this is akin to attempted murder), and received a 6 month driving ban. It was ABYSMAL. I have thankfully not been a victim of crime but fully empathise with those that have, and have had next to zero recourse to justice. Stronger deterrents are necessary. The fact that our prisons are bursting at their seams is a appallingly poor excuse for lenient (read non-existent) sentencing.

I don't think their should be a specific criminal justice system for London or any "extras" for London. The system must be consistent across the country and not have regional differences.
Is it fit for purpose? No, need more emphasis on modern crime e.g. Knife carrying, cybercrime. But has to be done nationally at least at an England and Wales level.

Judiciary not fit for purpose,too soft on serious crime ,sentences for rape are no deterrent ,any sentence involving community service is demeaning to victims ,it seems to me theres more concern for the criminals than their victims

I personally would like to see a far tougher sentencing regime for drug and carrying of knives.
I would propose sentencing along these lines.
1st time offence. 1 year automatic custodial sentence with no parole.
2nd offence. 10 years custodial sentence with no parole.
This would make the younger people think twice before they get involved with drugs and carrying a knive.

As far as the drug pushers go, I would propose that they get an automatic 20 year custodial sentence, or jailed till they are at least 65 years of age, which is the greater, with no parole.

And for those who use a knive or gun, or even caught carrying a gun, I would propose an automatic 30 year custodial sentence, or at least 65 years of age in custody, whichever is the greater, with no parole.

Bring in sentencing like this, this will cut down on other crimes, as people will not want to go to jail, even for a first time offence over drugs. And hopefully, it would also cut out the use of knives in the gang culture. I don't believe for one minute it would stop knives being carried completely, but I think it will reduce somewhat.

So often the length of sentencing seem totally inadequate for the crime that was committed. Are the judges or their guides lines to blame, if not who is ?

Re-offending should carry such a high penalty so the re offenders think very hard about the risk and consequences.