COMMUNITY SERVICE IN ENGLAND - AN ALTERNATIVE TO CUSTODIAL SENTENCE

• NCJ Number: 26234
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 39 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 43-46
• Author(s): H S BERGMAN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A DESCRIPTION OF THIS ENGLISH PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL SENTENCING OF AN OFFENDER BY HAVING HIM COMPLETE A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF HOURS OF UNPAID, VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY WORK.

Abstract

AMONG THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE THE ORIGINS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE ALTERNATIVE, THE WORKINGS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM, THE AGES AND TYPES OF PARTICIPATING OFFENDERS, THE AVAILABLE TYPES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM, AND THE RECEPTION THIS PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED FROM OFFENDERS, THE PROBATION SERVICE, AND THE PUBLIC.