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Response rates from 30.5k UK voters.

69%
Yes
31%
No
63%
Yes
29%
No
6%
Yes, but only if the crimes are non-violent
3%
No, provide restorative justice programs in addition to incarceration, not as an alternative

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Other Popular Answers

Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @9NVSCLZanswered…7mos7MO

Yes for lower level or non-violent offences. For knife crime offences involving young people, a combination of traditional incarceration and restorative justice may be beneficial in changing the culture around knives.

 @9ZM76ZCanswered…1mo1MO

Yes, if violent crimes, it should be in addition to incarceration. But for petty crimes, it should be an alternative.

 @9YHSNTSanswered…2mos2MO

Depends on what you have done, murdering someone under the influence of alcohol vs brutally killing people for no reason at all while not being mentally ill is different.

 @9YFKBJFanswered…2mos2MO

We are of the opinion that restorative justice is a powerful thing that ought to be implemented carefully, but we are generally in support of it, so long as it is in accordance with any potential victims' wishes.

 @9XCY2FVanswered…2mos2MO

Yes, for offenders at low-risk of violent behaviour if they remain within a community and in conjunction with measures such as house arrest and mandatory check-ins

 @9W7ZK4Banswered…2mos2MO

it should depend on the persons condition and how stable they are as if they are drug addicts just talking to them will not change anything

 @9W2G68Qanswered…2mos2MO

Prisoners should work for a living within prisons, focusing on rehabilitation and training for life outside prison. The death penalty should replace all life sentences.

 @9SNKR9Kanswered…4mos4MO

It depends on the judges perspective on the person’s circumstances as to why the committed the crime.