Meaning of “community justice”
1Meaning of “community justice”
1
In this Act, “community justice” means—
a
giving effect to bail conditions, community disposals and post-release control requirements,
b
managing and supporting persons falling within subsection (3), (6) or (7) with a view to them not offending in future or, if that is not realistic, reducing future offending by them,
c
arranging relevant general services in ways which facilitate persons falling within subsection (3), (6) or (7) accessing and using them,
d
preparing persons who have been convicted of offences and sentenced to imprisonment or detention in penal institutions for release,
e
facilitating the provision of relevant general services which persons mentioned in paragraph (d) are likely to need immediately following their release.
2
In subsection (1)(b), “supporting” includes—
a
advising and guiding,
b
providing—
i
opportunities to participate in activities designed to eliminate or reduce future offending,
ii
emotional and practical support designed to eliminate or reduce future offending,
c
helping—
i
to access things falling with paragraph (b)(i) or (ii),
ii
to access and make use of relevant general services.
3
A person falls within this subsection if the person—
a
has, whether before or after this section comes into force, been the subject of an act mentioned in subsection (4), and
b
is not for the time being imprisoned or detained in a penal institution (whether in consequence of the act or otherwise).
4
The acts referred to in subsection (3)(a) are—
a
conviction for an offence,
b
the making, in respect of an offence, of a relevant finding (see section 2(2)(b)),
c
being given an alternative to prosecution in respect of an offence,
d
arrest on suspicion of having committed an offence by any person having power to do so in respect of the offence.
5
Subsection (4) includes acts occurring anywhere in the world.
6
A person falls within this subsection if the person is the subject of a recognised EU supervision measure.
7
A person falls within this subsection if the person—
a
is aged 16 or 17, and
b
is subject to a compulsory supervision order made by virtue of the ground mentioned in section 67(2)(j) of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.