Purpose
A police caution administered for the purpose of disposing of a criminal offense should not be confused with the caution used for the purpose of advising a suspect of their right to silence. A police caution (more properly known as a simple caution) is given by the police and is a non-statutory disposal for adult offenders.
The purposes of a formal police caution are:
- to allow the police and crown prosecution service in the case of large criminal cases to deal quickly with low to mid level offenders allowing time and resources to be focused on the most serious offenders;
- to deal quickly and simply with less serious offenders;
- to divert them from unnecessary appearance in the criminal courts; and
- to reduce the chances of their re-offending.
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