provided to sentencing judges and that judges are made aware of the nature, impact and cost of the sanctions available to them; "4. Further recommends that prisoners should be provided with work opportunities, compatible with their work experience and the prison regime, that special community programmes for released prisoners should be encouraged and that specific measures for the treatment and rehabilitation of recidivists should be introduced; "C. "5. Also recommends that Member States should establish structures and procedures, including effective communication with the judiciary and other relevant criminal justice institutions, to ensure that: "(a) Exemplary instructions, related, in particular, to sentencing principles are developed to provide guidance to sentencing judges as well as to facilitate an understanding by the offender, the victim and the general public of the case, of the sentencing process and of the decision; "(b) Such sentencing principles are formulated so that they can be used to assess the appropriateness of individual sentences; "(c) Sentencing practices are evaluated to establish whether they are fulfilling the purposes ascribed to them; "6. Further recommends that, in developing the structures and procedures referred to in paragraph 5 above. Member States should take into account the following points: "(a) The responsibility for the imposition of sentences in particular cases should rest solely with an impartial and independent judiciary and should not be subject to influence or interference by Governments or their executive agencies; -kl- "(b) Fair and coherent sentencing policies should be established and implemented with the support of the judiciary, the legislature and other interested parties and embodied in legislation as appropriate; "(c) Sentences should be no more onerous than necessary to express society's condemnation of the behaviour involved and to ensure the protection of society from the most dangerous offenders; "(d) A range of sanctions should be available to enable the sentencing 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the criminal justice system and the sentencing process, as it discusses the role of judges, the nature of sanctions, and the need for coherent sentencing policies. It also mentions the importance of rehabilitation and the protection of society.

**Category**
Employment, Health