Community Sentences - Judge for Yourself
An innovative on-line programme in which members of the public can decide what they think is the most suitable sentence for virtual offenders was launched by Justice Minister David Hanson MP on the 1st July, as a new poll shows the public think reforming offenders to cut re-offending is equally as important as punishment.The survey, which analyses the public’s understanding of community sentencing and their views around crime and punishment, showed that 82% thought rehabilitation was as important, or more important, than punishment when sentencing offenders.
'Judge for yourself' allows people to go on-line and experience the work of probation first hand. Based on examples of real cases, people can ask for more information on each offender, get advice from the probation officer involved and select the sentence they think is appropriate. If this is a community sentence, they can choose from the 12 requirements available to create a package for the offenders to rehabilitate as well as punish.To judge for yourself click below: