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| Prosecutors set to consult public | Prosecutors set to consult public |
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| A network of "community prosecutors" is to liaise with the public in England and Wales on tackling crime. | |
| The senior Crown lawyers will work with police and the public to prioritise offences, and new plans will also see outcomes of cases publicised online. | The senior Crown lawyers will work with police and the public to prioritise offences, and new plans will also see outcomes of cases publicised online. |
| The proposals are to be published in a consultation document later. | The proposals are to be published in a consultation document later. |
| Government crime adviser Louise Casey has said that improved communication about prosecutions will build public trust in the criminal justice system. | Government crime adviser Louise Casey has said that improved communication about prosecutions will build public trust in the criminal justice system. |
| The move to give prosecutors a bigger role in communities is based on a US idea. | The move to give prosecutors a bigger role in communities is based on a US idea. |
| From this summer, under the proposals, local crime concerns could be taken into account in charging decisions. | From this summer, under the proposals, local crime concerns could be taken into account in charging decisions. |
| The government also wants people to have more information about convictions and sentencing, and plans to publicise details on a website. | The government also wants people to have more information about convictions and sentencing, and plans to publicise details on a website. |
| However, plans for leaflets publicising outcomes of trials to be delivered to homes have been dropped from the document. | However, plans for leaflets publicising outcomes of trials to be delivered to homes have been dropped from the document. |
| Last year, Ms Casey suggested that police failed to tell the public about successes, which perpetuated "myths" about crime. | Last year, Ms Casey suggested that police failed to tell the public about successes, which perpetuated "myths" about crime. |
| She said they had to learn to communicate better with the public and trust them to deal sensibly with more information. | She said they had to learn to communicate better with the public and trust them to deal sensibly with more information. |
| "The justice system isn't yours as paid workers, it actually belongs to the public and that is why you have to trust them more and that is why you have to win back some of their confidence," she told senior officers last November. | "The justice system isn't yours as paid workers, it actually belongs to the public and that is why you have to trust them more and that is why you have to win back some of their confidence," she told senior officers last November. |