The United Kingdom is facing a potential increase in crime due to planned reforms to sentencing by the UK Government. While the reforms are directed to shift away from short custodial sentences and emphasise rehabilitation, policing leaders warn that the immediate effect could be an increase in crime of up to 6%.
Moreover, according to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), this massive rise would lead to tens of thousands of additional offences across England and Wales in the first year alone.
