One in five didn’t believe the criminal justice system could cope with summer riots

YouGov found only one in five Britons believed courts and police were sufficiently resourced to deal with the widespread unrest.

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00:00How do you feel about the criminal justice system in the UK? Back in the summer, in the

00:07wake of the Southport mass stabbings, riots broke out all over the country. Back then,

00:11YouGov found only one in five Britons believed courts and police were sufficiently resourced

00:16to deal with the widespread unrest. At the time, the Prime Minister promised swift justice

00:20be served to those responsible. More than 300 people have been convicted for offences

00:24in connection with the riots and disorder. But it's not hard to see why the public were

00:28doubtful. As the summer drew to a close, we saw the introduction of the Early Release

00:32Scheme, a government stopgap measure to help ease the pressure on our overburdened prison

00:37system. Around 5,500 prisoners have and will be released after serving 40% of their sentence

00:44rather than 50% in September and October alone. So, over to you. How does the current state

00:49of the criminal justice system make you feel about safety and justice in our community?

00:54Do you think it's doing as intended to protect those who need it most? And what changes are

00:58needed to create a fairer and more effective justice system?