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Research and Briefings
This section provides links to information, briefing papers and documents about alternatives to custody and related issues.
Matrix - The Economic Case For And Against Prison
The aim of this research was to collect evidence to outline the economic arguments for and against prison interventions and their alternatives.
Alternatives to Prison, Rethinking Crime and Punishment Briefing Paper, 2002
An overview of alternatives to custody, how they work and their effectiveness (PDF file).
The Decision to Imprison, Prison Reform Trust, 2003
A study that explodes the myth that sentencers are going soft on crime and calls for political action to reduce the prison population.
Electronic Tagging/National Probation Service
An overview of electronic monitoring including statistics, research, service provision and a newsletter.
Electronic Tagging/Life Of Crime, BBC
Part of a series of features on different aspects of crime.
Managing Offenders, Reducing Crime, Strategy Unit, Patrick Carter, 2003
A far-reaching Correctional Services Review
Reducing Crime - Changing Lives, Home Office, 2004
The government's plans for transforming the management of offenders
Reducing Re-offending by Ex-Prisoners, Social Exclusion Unit
A report that examines why ex-prisoners re-offend.
What You Really Need to Know About Criminal Justice, Rethinking Crime and Punishment
An introduction to issues about crime and punishment, including facts and figures and case histories.
This section provides links to information, briefing papers and documents about alternatives to custody and related issues.
Matrix - The Economic Case For And Against Prison
The aim of this research was to collect evidence to outline the economic arguments for and against prison interventions and their alternatives.
Alternatives to Prison, Rethinking Crime and Punishment Briefing Paper, 2002
An overview of alternatives to custody, how they work and their effectiveness (PDF file).
The Decision to Imprison, Prison Reform Trust, 2003
A study that explodes the myth that sentencers are going soft on crime and calls for political action to reduce the prison population.
Electronic Tagging/National Probation Service
An overview of electronic monitoring including statistics, research, service provision and a newsletter.
Electronic Tagging/Life Of Crime, BBC
Part of a series of features on different aspects of crime.
Managing Offenders, Reducing Crime, Strategy Unit, Patrick Carter, 2003
A far-reaching Correctional Services Review
Reducing Crime - Changing Lives, Home Office, 2004
The government's plans for transforming the management of offenders
Reducing Re-offending by Ex-Prisoners, Social Exclusion Unit
A report that examines why ex-prisoners re-offend.
What You Really Need to Know About Criminal Justice, Rethinking Crime and Punishment
An introduction to issues about crime and punishment, including facts and figures and case histories.
