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Criminals in the community
How Britain pioneered Community Service as an alternative to prison in the 1970s
In the 1970s the UK tried to reduce its growing prison population. An experimental new punishment was introduced for convicted criminals. It was called Community Service. The scheme was soon copied around the world. Witness History speaks to John Harding, a former Chief Probation Officer, who was in charge of the introduction of Community Service in one of the first pilot schemes.
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Witness History
History as told by the people who were there
