12-08-2019 18:43 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Johnson's crackdown on offenders will only entrench crime

The efficacy of Boris Johnson’s policies will continue to be vigorously debated Photograph: WPA/Getty ImagesIt is “justice week” in the new Boris Johnson government, where “Britain’s Trump” is living up to the transatlantic comparison by laying down his vision for law and order in England and Wales.Johnson’s hardline approach will put more police on the streets, increase use of stop and search, and incarcerate more offenders with longer sentences.“
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