Punitiveness in Australia: electronic monitoring vs the prison

Internationally, the 200 year honeymoon with the prison may be ending. Research showing that imprisonment is ineffective in reducing crime is finally being heeded by some conservative governments committed to cost cutting. But, as this case-study of Victoria, Australia, again highlights, punishment...

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Authors: Kornhauser, Ryan (Author) ; Laster, Kathy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2014, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 445-474
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