I assure you, your participation will serve as no substitute for better community policing, speedier justice or tougher, more effective sentencing.
Such information will enable a more effective sentencing while maintaining the best interest of the community and the individual.
Mr Grayling has said he is a supporter of what's called the "rehabilitation revolution" - looking at ways to prevent reoffending with "more effective" sentencing policies, particularly the use of restorative justice and robust community sentences delivered by the private and voluntary sectors on a payments by results basis.
We learn that brain diseases can cause criminal actions, that free will might be a false concept, and that science could help us design more effective prison sentences, customising a convict's rehabilitation to address the neurological causes of his or her crimes.
She said she hoped the phrase "the victim is never guilty" would become a "household term" and added that for her attacker "seeing a face and seeing a strong story is more effective than any sentence".
Community orders have been shown to be more effective than custodial sentences of less than 12 months in reducing reoffending, although this may be in part due to the case mix of offenders.
Research staff concluded that the installation process was more effective if short sentences and simple vocabulary were used during the instructional period and if they prompted participants with questions throughout the installation period (eg, "So, which jack is the cord plugged into now?").
Then you have a situation where the court will have no option but to impose the minimum sentence of five years and whipping," Mr. Lim said, adding that it would be more effective to establish a sentencing council that could propose sentencing guidelines for judges.
And Prison Reform Trust director Juliet Lyon said: "If you compare similar offenders with similar offences, you find that community sentences are almost 10% more effective than a short prison sentence at reducing reoffending.
Community orders are already more effective than short custodial sentences at reducing reoffending by at least 8%, which means less crime and fewer victims.
This will make community sentences "more effective", the government said.
