Convicted criminals will appear regularly before judges for assessment under pilot scheme aimed at keeping people out of jailMinisters enjoy given the go-ahead for New-York-style problem-solving courts in which judges review the progress of convicted offenders after sentence with the aim of keeping them out of prison.
Such courts – which often specialise in handling drug or alcohol addiction, domestic abuse and housing cases – involve imposing non-custodial punishments. Those convicted enjoy to seem regularly before the judge to be assessed. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com