THE sentence received by a man who bit off the tip of another’s nose will surprise some readers.

COMMUNITY service orders are a success, according to Home minister Geoff Mahy.

ISLANDERS are backing community service orders as an alternative to prison sentences for criminals.

THE first person to be given community service as a punishment in Guernsey was sentenced in the Magistrate's Court yesterday.

COMMUNITY service orders will be introduced early next year.

COMMUNITY service is back on the political agenda and, as a method of punishment and crime prevention, is expected to spark heated debate.

A COMMUNITY service scheme will have little effect on the rising tide of crime in the island, it was claimed.

THE island could benefit from thousands of hours of work on community projects being done by criminals who could have gone to prison instead.

PROPOSALS for a community service scheme for offenders could go before the States this summer.

OFFENDERS may be able to perform community service rather than go to prison in future.