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UK: Essex police to "name and shame" convicted criminals:

01 November 2002

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Essex police force has begun a campaign to "name and shame" convicted criminals on the grounds that it will act as a deterrent to juveniles. Under the campaign anyone convicted of a crime that carries a minimum sentence of one year could have their name and photograph put on posters displayed in the Brentwood area of the county. The offender and their legal representatives will be served with an official notice giving them seven days to register a formal legal objection before they are named. The project has been a year in the planning to ensure that the posters are legal. A spokesman for Essex police said that the poster will not be used against those with a mental health problem, paedophiles, young people or the vulnerable. Police Review 15.11.02.

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