Tag & Release
The drop in crime figures across the board come at the same time as courts statistics show a 14 per cent fall in new cases entering the justice system’s busiest jurisdiction - District Court cases dealt with by judges sitting alone. The drop is primarily a result of the police pre-charge warning scheme, which some lawyers have dubbed “tag and release”.
The warnings divert lower-end offences such as liquor-ban breaches and disorder away from the court system. Police arrest the offenders, and put a warning on their records, but they are not charged.
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