offenders

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In cases involving nonviolent crimes, diversion is more likely than jail to keep people from becoming repeat offenders, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“I have worked extensively with issues of competency, insanity and mentally disordered offenders, requiring close collaboration with medical experts and careful application of nuanced legal standards,” he said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Some rival chains have taken different steps, with reports that Pret a Manger and Costa are hiring security staff to deter repeat offenders.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The law since has been adjusted to allow courts to impose bail for repeat retail-theft offenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Newspapers launched crusades against pestilent alleys and excess smoke and identified the worst offenders in print—among them Burnham’s newly opened Masonic Temple, which the Chicago Tribune likened to Mount Vesuvius.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson