Despite public opinion, the police really don’t like locking people up in prison. The police and the court system have a lot of other ways of dealing with low-level offending. These ways are designed to avoid criminal records, and stop the courts system becoming cluttered with minor cases. Most of us have heard of community…
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Will an acquittal show on my DBS check?
It sounds like the plot of a movie. Someone is accused of a crime they didn’t commit, charged by the police and thrown into prison. After a lengthy court case, they’re found not guilty, and are free to continue with their life. It might sound unrealistic, but it’s something which happens to thousands of people…