http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-1613937,00.html
"The call by Hazel Blears at the weekend for yobs serving community punishments to be visibly identifiable is not new. A similar policy was introduced in Scotland in 1996, was abolished by Labour in 1997, and has since been proposed again by both Paul Boateng and Martin Narey, the head of the merged Prison and Probation Service. Dusting off the idea again reflects government frustration that the public remains sceptical about the value of community penalties, despite considerable amounts of money being spent to persuade them otherwise. "
