Public pick community punishments – BBC News
“The results of a public vote to choose which community punishments offenders will face have been announced.”
BBC News, 18th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: community service
Convicted teenager Kane Beales wins legal fight over ‘shame’ jackets – The Times
“A convicted teenager who refused to wear a high visibility jacket labelled ‘Community Payback’ was today told by a court that he had a ‘reasonable excuse’.”
The Times, 5th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Public have their say on how criminals payback – Ministry of Justice
“A new campaign that explains how the public can have their say on the work offenders carry out on Community Payback was launched today by Justice Secretary Jack Straw and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Public to vote on criminals’ community sentences – Daily Telegraph
“The public will be able to vote on the community sentence punishments they want criminals to carry out, from today.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Community sentences laughed at, report finds – Daily Telegraph
“Community sentences are ‘laughed at’ because offenders who breach them are not punished harshly enough, according to a study by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King’s College, London.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Record numbers of criminals breach their community service – Daily Telegraph
“Record numbers of criminals are breaking community service orders, with more than one in three failing to complete their punishment.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Davison – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The length of a community order was not necessarily governed by how long it took the offender to carry out a specified task.”
The Times, 5th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note that the Times Law Reports are only availalble free on Times Online for 21 days from th date of publication.
Straw launches high-visibility community punishment – The Guardian
“From a distance, the five burly men hacking away at a patio in Slough yesterday might have looked like ordinary labourers. If they hoped that muddy boots and woolly hats allowed them to pass as builders doing a hard day’s work, however, they were wrong. These were the first convicted UK criminals forced to wear controversial ‘vests of shame’ – bright orange bibs designed as public reminders that offenders cleaning graffiti or laying pavements are being punished and not paid.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Offenders on community work projects will have to wear orange bibs – The Times
“Tens of thousands of criminals sentenced to community punishment are to be forced from next week to wear high visibility orange bibs identifying them as offenders.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Record number of criminals being handed community court orders – Daily Telegraph
“A record number of criminals are being handed community court orders despite one in three being breached by offenders.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Public lack facts on community orders, say MPs – The Guardian
“The confidence of the public and the courts in the use of community sentences is being undermined by a lack of information about their effectiveness, according to a Commons committee report today.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More than one million criminals on community punishments “might not complete sentences” – Daily Telegraph
“More than one million offenders sentenced to a community punishment every year might not be completing their sentences properly, MPs said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Justice Minister launches Citizens Panels – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Minister David Hanson has launched the Citizens Panels pilot scheme to give communities more say in the type of work offenders carry out in the community.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Penalties for partners who block child access – The Observer
“Separated husbands and wives who block their former partners from seeing their children could be forced to do community service under new laws coming into force in the autumn.”
The Observer, 7th September 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Government sets out tougher community work for offenders – Ministry of Justice
“Steps to further toughen up [sic] the demanding physical work offenders carry out on community payback were outlined today (1st September) by Justice Minister David Hanson.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Community punishments can be pointless, says judge – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has said there was no ‘point’ in community punishments if offenders were given nothing to do and were ‘sitting around’.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judges ‘do not trust community service’ – Daily Telegraph
“Judges are sentencing criminals to prison terms because they do not believe alternative community service orders will be properly implemented, England’s most senior judge has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Justice Secretary commits to providing effective community sentences – Ministry of Justice
“Jack Straw has given his commitment to offer more community sentences that provide effective punishment and rehabilitation for offenders, benefiting communities whilst reducing reoffending.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th February 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Thousands are dodging community punishment by claiming ‘I overslept’ – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of offenders who fail to turn up for community punishments are avoiding being returned to court if they claim to have overslept or produce their own sick note, the public spending watchdog says today.”
The Times, 31st January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
