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Notable suggestions from UK public on youth punishments

By Douglas A. Berman

I came across this interesting sentencing article from across the pond, which is headlined "Flog Young Offenders And Put Them In Stocks."  Here are excerpts: A new scheme asking for ideas on how to punish young offenders has been forced to reject many suggestions, including floggings and the stocks.  The Government asked members of the public in the North West to suggest jobs that youngsters could be ordered to carry out as part of their punishment. In six weeks, 131 ideas were put forward including locking the youngsters in the stocks and pelting them with oranges.  One person suggested public floggings, saying: "They would soon lose all 'street cred' and NEVER re-offend again." The drastic proposals were submitted through the Government website Making Good...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 19, 2010 (boomark / email).