The results are out ! The public have voted. No, not Britain's got talent. More like 'Villains got jobs'.
The results of the public vote on how criminals should pay back to the community for their transgressions have been announced.
Essentially, a total of 18,000 people across England an Wales (rough population 53.4 million people) voted for what they would like to see offenders in the 54 neighbourhood crime and justice pioneer areas across the country carry out first from a list of five projects per area.
The three-week vote through the Directgov website was part of the ‘Justice Seen, Justice Done’ campaign to raise awareness of Community Payback as a punishment for criminals, and was promoted in local newspapers and on local radio.
Every year over 55,000 criminals receive Community Payback – carrying out over six million hours of physical work on behalf of their communities to payback for their crimes. Look out for a bright orange waistcoat in the these areas.
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