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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820835903321

Titolo

Issues in prisons / / edited by Justin Healey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thirroul, New South Wales : , : The Spinney Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-925339-47-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (60 pages) : colour illustrations

Collana

Issues in Society ; ; Volume 423

Disciplina

304.8086927

Soggetti

Imprisonment

Imprisonment - Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Imprisonment in Australia -- Chapter 2. Alternatives to imprisonment.

Sommario/riassunto

Australian imprisonment rates have increased annually for five consecutive years. Why are prison numbers rising, and what are the alternatives to imprisonment? This book examines imprisonment rates and criminal justice reform options. How do the four current prison system justifications – retribution, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation – stack up? Is the incarceration of offenders deterring them from re-offending and reducing crime rates? What are the human and financial costs of imprisonment, especially for detained young people and Indigenous Australians? How can we work towards more effective rehabilitation, crime reduction and justice reinvestment? Is it possible to unlock the prison problem and set it free?