These are the people who have walked free from courts in Liverpool this month.
Judges bear in mind multiple factors when deciding whether to send someone to prison. While some offences are so serious that only a jail term is deemed suitable, other cases can result in offenders being given a second chance.
In May, they included a couple who were running a large scale cannabis farm from their Speke home but were given a second chance by a judge and a man who became so irritated at his neighbour that he threw a can of paint at her and her dog from a balcony.
