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22 May 2025

4582 GB adults surveyed

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Do you think prison sentences of fewer than twelve months should or should not be scrapped, with those convicted of crimes that would have received a short prison sentence instead being sentenced to community service?

Conducted 22 May 2025

YouGov surveyed 4582 GB adults

23%
58%
19%
Do you think prison sentences of fewer than twelve months should or should not be scrapped, with those convicted of crimes that would have received a short prison sentence instead being sentenced to community service?

Conducted 22 May 2025

YouGov surveyed 4582 GB adults

By:
23%
58%
19%

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