Unlocking Solutions to Crime / SmartJustice Press Release, 16 Jan 2006

http://www.smartjustice.org/pressvictimssurvey.shtml
"A new survey published today from SmartJustice and Victim Support gives a unique insight into how victims think the criminal justice system should deal with people who commit non-violent crimes. The findings, published in the Mirror today, challenge many pre-conceived ideas that victims always want heavy penalties such as prison. Instead, they support a range of measures which they believe are more effective in stopping further offending. The most striking finding of the research, conducted by ICM, was that 8 out of 10 (80%) victims think that more constructive activities for young people in the community and better supervision by parents would be effective in stopping re-offending."