Online vote to set tasks for criminals

Do you want to see criminals picking up litter? Or should they get their hands dirty removing graffiti? Now you can have a say how the 55,000 given community orders should best spend their time. From today, people can vote via a website on community service scheme for criminals. And the most popular will be adopted by the probation service. Effective in pilot schemes in 54 areas, effective in pilot scheme in 54 areas, the scheme aims to encourage more involvement in the justice system. A MORI poll found people mostly want offenders to clean streets and remove graffiti. Vote at direct.gov.uk/CommunityPayback

Source: Metro, Dt 30.03.09