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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Autor principal: Weatherburn, Donald James (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
En: The Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
Año: 2020, Volumen: 53, Número: 4, Páginas: 563-584
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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