offender
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Adults, after all, are sometimes the worst offenders.
Three African countries have agreed to take back foreign offenders and illegal migrants after the UK Home Secretary threatened them with visa penalties.
From BBC
She said Branson supports rehabilitating former offenders and made a general comment to Epstein about moving on.
She also recommended a public awareness campaign with the message of "escape, hide, tell" when there is a situation with an armed offender.
From BBC
Police records seen by the BBC also showed that although police had identified some suspects, the group were treated as "individuals requiring safeguarding" rather than as potential offenders involved in extortion or blackmail.
From BBC
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