Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Sion Simon (Labour). It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 March 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Community Sentences
- Question
- What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of non-custodial community sentences in preventing reoffending.
- Answer
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Not all the data that I am about to give can be explained by the sentences imposed. That said, the latest available data for the 2004 cohort of adult offenders show that reoffending by those serving community sentences decreased by 6.7 per cent. between 2000 and 2004. Among the 2004 cohort of offenders the proven rate of adult reoffending within two years of custodial sentences was 64.7 per cent., compared to 50.5 per cent. in the case of community sentences.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 473 c135
- 192759
- Session
- 2007-08
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Sentencing Reoffenders Community orders
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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