Is tougher sentencing and bail policy the cause of rising imprisonment rates? A NSW case study
Between 2000 and 2019, the number of inmates in Australian prisons grew from 21,714 in 2000 to 43,028 in 2019, an increase of 98%, or in per capita terms, 48%. Much of this increase occurred between 2012 and 2019. In New South Wales (NSW), for example, the prison population rose by 17% in the 11 yea...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2020
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The Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 563-584 |
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