Modern prison alternatives

• An Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) places restrictions on what a person can do, eg where they can go or who they can socialise with.
• Community service is where people convicted of minor offences are ordered to do supervised work to improve their local community.
• Restorative justice is where a criminal meets the victim of their crime to understand the impact of what they have done.
• Electronic tagging is where a person must wear an electronic tag that monitors and restricts their movements.
• Drug and alcohol treatment programmes offer help to people who have got involved in crime because of addiction.