Why do they refer to criminals by their full names on the news?

vee

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Whenever there is a murderer or rapist or something on the news, why do they always say their first, middle and last names? Eg. "Alexander John Brown was found guilty of..."

Why?
But it's usually not when they're looking for the person, it's after they're in jail for the offence.
Gah, no, I mean why don't they just say "Alexander Jones"? Why are middle names used?
 
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