This sanction could help increase society's awareness of criminals who commit forest fires and, therefore, put an end to their "invisibility". Convicted individuals would perform tasks that cause a direct and immediate impact on communities affected by the fire, thus helping society realize that perpetrators do not escape punishment. Furthermore, it was found that this measure could have a deterrent effect on the crime rate of bushfire crimes. Forest arson is a crime that occurs in rural settings, where informal social control is higher. So, in this line of reasoning, a properly implemented community service measure could benefit from this high peer pressure. Arsonists may be deterred from crime by the charges and shame they would predictably suffer from clearing the countryside of plant and flammable material during community service. This finding demonstrated that Braithwaite's (1989) theory of reintegrative shaming, combined with community service, can be a criminally sound approach in combating arson. Finally, this remedy would also help restore economic and environmental conditions remaining following a fire, unlike other traditional criminal justice responses such as prison, which only