C
Offenders
3.
The most important points are:-
no real
inroads into leisure time as offenders
in general did not have much else to do;
grateful for avoiding prison; fair
sentences; provided a routine and
interest to unemployed offenders;
difficulty in understanding value of
work to the community; mixed well with
voluntary agency personnel; felt it had
been worthwhile and felt it was a more
positive sentence than imprisonment.
D Work Providing Agencies
Finding the right type of work
difficult i.e. on Sunday and within the
offender's own area and voluntary
agencies also felt threatened by using
offenders.
Overall co-operation as
long as a careful asessment and
matching of offender and work are
carried out.
E Community Service Officers
(i.e. One probation officer per area
responsible for the day to day running
of the scheme). Responsibility for
the scheme should remain with the
Probation and After Care Service and
past experience useful, but feel
isolated from rest of Probation Service.
Not available.
Not available but care would have
to be taken over placement of
offenders.
S.W.D.
Reservations about amount of suitable
work available in HK and not thought
that SWD Probation Officers should
be given the responsibility of
implementing the Orders.
Prisons
Department after care staff would
be more appropriate.
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