Victims of anti-social behaviour in Crawley will be given their say on out-of-court punishments of offenders under new powers announced by the Home Office.
The new Community Remedy will put the public at the centre by giving victims of crime the chance to choose from a list of punishment options, agreed with their local Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).
“Victims of anti-social behaviour can feel powerless but these tough new community sentences will give victims their voice.
“Under the Community Remedy the punishment could be restorative or punitive, carried out nearby or as far away as possible but all will have one thing in common: they will be chosen by the victim.
“This is an issue I raised the other day in Parliament following the chronic anti-social neighbour problems experienced by families in Black Dog Walk for over a quarter of a century.
“I know local people want to see tough and fair punishments. These new sentences will mean just that.”