Community Service
Criminals 'routinely skipping' community orders - Telegraph
Criminals are being allowed to skip community service simply by claiming they overslept or forgot to turn up, a Government watchdog discloses today.
The National Audit Office (NAO) says probation officers are routinely excusing offenders who miss work sessions imposed under community orders even though they cannot provide a good reason for their absence.
Oh for the day when we see them dressed in orange chained together picking up litter from the side of the A303 - I could drive up and down all day chucking crisp packets out of the window...