Examination of Witnesses

Part of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 pm on 12 July 2011.

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Sally Gimson: I think that is right. Victims really want to know that if there will be a community sentence, it will work and that there is some sort of evidence that it will prevent reoffending. Victims tell us that they want punishment, but they also do not want that person to do it again, so there really must be investment in rehabilitation, as the commissioner said, to make sure for victims that it does not happen again.