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Ian Craig
PILOT schemes will be set up in four police force areas giving youths the chance to avoid court if they apologise to their victims. And a scheme tested in Greater Manchester allowing the community to deal with crimes is to go nationwide. The government moves are to help speed up punishments by streamlining the court system. The plans would include next-day courts to prevent delays, "courts on the move" which would sit in local town halls, and more community justice courts, like the pioneer scheme in Salford. Youths who commit a low-level crime will be given the chance to avoid court if they apologise to their victims."
