Wesley Stevenson
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1,470 appearances
54 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2010
last heard May 2015
Wesley Stevenson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But he added that it's probably larger than what you would usually see in research projects.
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77 for Tangles.
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Very pleased.
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Thanks for downloading this edition of More or Less.
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This is the version from BBC Radio 4.
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This one's my favourite.
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This is a number from listener Michael Fletcher.
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My number of the year is three quarters.
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Three quarters of all convicted rioters had a criminal record, was the headline in newspapers earlier this year.
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Kenneth Clarke, the then Justice Secretary, used this to back up his assertion that the criminal justice system was failing.
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This number, however, doesn't back up the Justice Secretary's concern.
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If three-quarters of all people with criminal records had been convicted of rioting, it would be a cause for great concern.
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The fact that three-quarters of rioters had criminal records is not the same thing.
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Actually, the statistic in question is worryingly small.
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Only 12 in every 10,000 people with a criminal record were involved in the recent riots.
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But what about the 400 people who did not have any previous convictions?
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It may be that some of these people had committed crimes before, but just never been caught.
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Even so, it seems reasonable to conclude that hundreds of people for the first time in their lives took part in criminal activity.
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The shocking statistic we should be worried about is not three quarters, but the one quarter who previously did not have a criminal record.
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For now though, goodbye.
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