Community Sentences have a better track record in reducing reoffending

Posted October 14, 2011

In Community Sentences, Guest Blogs, James Jones

When someone offends the penalty should be proportionate the public should be protected and the offender should offer restitution. It is in society’s own interest that the offender should not offend again. It is also in the interests of the offender.

Community sentences are less demanding on the public purse than prison and have a better track record in reducing re-offending.

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Bishop James Jones

James Jones became Bishop of Liverpool in 1998 having been Bishop of Hull since 1994. Over the last sixteen years he has been deeply involved in Urban Regeneration. For four years he chaired the New Deal for Communities programme in Liverpool (Kensington Regeneration) and has championed community-led regeneration in lectures, articles and broadcasts. 45% of the parishes in the Diocese of Liverpool are designated Urban Priority Areas.