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It is through that lens that the judiciary look at community justice. The Sentencing Council’s latest report demonstrates that the judiciary understand the benefits of community justice.
The key factor which will determine the specific cost implications will be the number of new investigations and prosecutions arising as a result of the new offences. 26.
We can see localised numbers in the drug death statistics, which will clearly demonstrate over time what the pattern is and whether a new pattern is emerging as a result of the measure.