Community payback orders in Borders `of no benefit to convicts´
(World News UK)

Criminals undertaking community payback orders (CPOs) in the Scottish Borders have good relationships with staff but there are doubts about any benefits from the punishment, inspections have found. The management of CPOs has been criticised after inspectors found justice services in the Borders were “unable to demonstrate what difference they were making to the life chances of individuals�. A lack of priorities and measurable targets in the region also “significantly limited their ability...