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Reforming and Revitalising: Report of the Review of Community Penalties

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ANNEX B REVIEW OF COMMUNITY PENALTIES

PARTICIPANTS IN REVIEW MEETINGS

  • Association of Directors of Social Work
  • Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
  • Key voluntary sector service providers including Turning Point, Phoenix Futures, NCH Scotland, Includem and Barnardos Scotland
  • Academics including researchers from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research and the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde
  • Selected interest groups including the Howard League, the Scottish Association for the Study of Offenders, Scottish Consortium on Crime and the Airborne Initiative
  • Community Justice Authorities Chief Officers
  • Community Justice Authorities Conveners
  • Criminal justice agencies - the Scottish Court Service, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the Scottish Prison Service and the Social Work Services Inspection Agency
  • Representatives from health/employment/training and housing bodies
  • Community Service Supervisors and managers

In addition, a session on the review took place at a meeting of the National Advisory Body on Offender Management (which contains representatives from the following organisations)

  • APEX
  • Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland
  • Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum
  • COSLA
  • Crown Office
  • Families Outside
  • Includem
  • Parole Board for Scotland
  • Risk Management Authority
  • SACRO
  • Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
  • Scottish Prison Service
  • Academics from the Universities of Strathclyde, Edinburgh, London and Wales
  • Association of Directors of Social Work
  • Victim Support Scotland

A short series of focus groups were also held with members of the public to gauge the level of public awareness of community penalties, their use and their impact.

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