Kenny MacAskill Wants offenders to be seen to be repaying the communities they have harmed.
Robbie Dinwoodie Chief Scottish Political Correspondent
Share 31 Jan 2011
Offenders sentenced to community service are to find themselves serving on work squads within hours of standing in the dock.
A pilot scheme at Glasgow Sheriff Court to establish a “one-stop shop” will mean community service and social work staff being housed in the court building or in nearby offices.
Offenders can then be transferred immediately from the dock to be assessed, then taken directly to their first community payback work-squad placement.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced the pilot scheme funded by the Scottish Government, saying: “Punishment should be tough and justice should be immediate.”
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