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Police Ask Crooks for Advice
| Police Ask Crooks for Advice |  | ||
| 1 | A police force has hired twelve skilful burglars to give crime-prevention | ||
| tips. Hertfordshire Police are using the robbers, who have committed thousands | |||
| of break-ins, as part of a project aimed at cutting down the number of burglaries. | |||
| The crooks, who are called ‘security consultants’, should give advice on how | |||
| householders can avoid being visited by criminals. | |||
| 2 | In order to be accepted for the project the twelve had | ||
| to admit all their crimes, not use any drugs and they have to be at home at | |||
| a fixed time. In return their prison sentences have been postponed for six | |||
| months. If they keep their promises, they will avoid jail altogether and be | |||
| given community sentences instead. | |||
| 3 | But politician Ann Widdecombe said: “A five-year-old child could tell them it | ||
| would be a good idea not to leave your doors and windows open.” |