BEGINNING OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

• NCJ Number: 19225
• Journal: HOME OFFICE RESEARCH UNIT BULLETIN Issue: 1 Dated: (SPRING 1975) Pages: 31-32
• Author(s): K PEASE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: Great Britain Home Office
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

'COMMUNITY SERVICE' IS AN ENGLISH SENTENCING REFORM UNDER WHICH CONSENTING CONVICTED OFFENDERS ARE GIVEN A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF HOURS UNPAID COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK/JOBS TO PERFORM INSTEAD OF A CUSTODIAL SERVICE.

Abstract

THIS REFORM IS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED BASED ON AN 18-MONTH TRIAL PERIOD IN SIX EXPERIMENTAL PROBATION AND AFTER-CARE AREAS.