http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4059763.stm
"Criminals should be forced to carry out more work to 'pay back' communities they harm, according to a report by a charity published on Thursday.
The �3m Rethinking Crime and Punishment (RCP) research project wants reforms including schemes where locals decide what community work offenders do.
'It is time for a radical rethink of crime and punishment,' spokesman Joe Levenson said.
The RCP report concludes: 'Pay back should be central to punishment.' "
Rethinking Crime & Punishment - The Report
http://www.rethinking.org.uk/informed/pdf/RCP%20The%20Report.pdf
