This sanction could help raise awareness in society about forest arson criminals and thus end their “invisibility”. Those sentenced would carry out tasks that would have a direct and immediate impact on the communities affected by the fire, helping society understand that the perpetrators do not escape punishment. Additionally, it has been shown that this measure could have a deterrent effect on forest arson crime rates. Arson in forests is a crime that takes place in rural areas, where informal social control is higher. Therefore, in this reasoning, a properly implemented community service measure could take advantage of this strong peer pressure. Arsonists may be deterred from committing offenses by the denunciation and humiliation they are likely to face when clearing the countryside of vegetables and flammable materials during community work. This finding proved that Braithwaite's (1989) theory of reintegrative shame, along with community service, can be a correct criminal approach in combating forest arson. Finally, this remedy would also help restore the economic and environmental situation left in the aftermath of a forest fire, unlike other traditional penal responses such as prison, which only