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These days it's run by Community Rehabilitation Companies which are the privatised part of what were Probation Trusts. I can't remember them all now but there are a lot of rules about how quickly it has to be done and it is enforced if it isn't ( the person is returned to court and can have more hours or be resentenced including to a prison sentence).
What they do varies a bit depending on the number of hours, what projects are available and any potential risks. You can't pay someone else to do it for you ( that's very, very illegal). *
There have been a few footballers, this has included them spending their hours giving football instruction to underprivileged kids. That is controversial as it has been seen as a let off but as a useful use of their skills and giving something back to the community seems like a nice idea to me.
Just for examples of more normal CP: one local project near were I live offenders on CP have restored buildings and grounds that are part of a city farm. When I was working in court I had one guy who had an individual CP placement helping in a day centre for people with mental health problems and he ended up loving it and started a new career as a carer.
Recidivism rates for any form of sentencing are hard to prove( and varies according to type of offence and a few other factors - it's very complex). Best results tend to be from targeted cognitive behavioural interventions but they are relatively expensive ( although a lot cheaper than prison) so fallen out of favour with the private companies. CP is about on par with most other forms of sentence in terms of reducing reoffending and completion rates tend to be very good these days. It tends to be very popular with magistrates as they see it as fairly punitive and that the local community benefits.
There might be a qualified Probation Officer involved somewhere but generally CP is managed by unqualified staff.
* some areas now use biometric reporting - so offenders clock in on their CP using their fingerprints.
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Giving up a day a week for 6/12 months, as well as working, is actually quite effective and takes its toll. We did lots of good community work.
It is def punishment for the offender, but naturally not as bad as jail time.
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Hope his community service is served in an area that needs help. If it's done on his home patch it will either be washing the cars at the Aston Martin garage or Restaurant reviewing.
He already has more money than he can ever use so taking money away isn't a punishment in the way that picking up litter is.
In the past famous people would be allowed to do community outreach stuff- where they go into a school or something and talk about the dangers of whatever the fuck.
This was stopped as again it was seen as a wealth advantage.
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The last Govt brought in the hi viz jackets with Community Payback written on them so it's a lot more visible now. But there's a lot who do CP without the jackets so you wouldn't be aware of them. Most areas will also have CP workshops were higher risk offenders can do projects that won't be visible ( maybe repairing park railings). There's a huge issue with gangs now in some areas, the hi viz jackets make CP projects so visible that gang members will basically cruise them looking for rival gang members so if someone is a known gang member they have to look at alternatives.
I should shut up now but just to add my thanks to @Rocker that after four years on here somebody finally asked a question on a subject I know something about