New legislation may see criminals pay for their crimes

Title

New legislation may see criminals pay for their crimes

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Nov 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:04:12

Description

Jeff Collins reports on the new Proceeds of Crime Act which is designed to claw back the proceeds of crime and deter criminals. It will allow courts to assume that all an offender’s assets have been financed by criminal activities. Some money will go to victims of crime. Includes interviews with Home Office minister David MacLean; Suzanne Moore of the Association of British Insurers.

Contributors

Jeff Collins; David MacLean; Suzanne Moore

Keywords

Legislation; Crime; Law; Compensation; Crime prevention; Criminals; Association of British Insurers

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