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11 days ago · Scotland
How Scotland's soft justice system encourages gangs to entice children as young as 12 into a life of crime
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Scotsman is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Scotland. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC. The headline in use is “How Scotland's soft justice system encourages gangs to entice children as young as 12 into a life of crime”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Amid an increase in the number of children being caught with stolen goods, the Scottish Police Federation warns children are now being ‘routinely exploited for the purposes of criminality’
The ScotsmanRead at The Scotsman
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