NCJ Number
106947
Journal
Howard Journal Volume: 26 Issue: 3 Dated: (August 1987) Pages: 177-202
Date Published
1987
Length
26 pages
Annotation
Policies adopted in England and Wales, especially since 1965, in attempts to limit the prison population are reviewed. It is shown that measures designed as alternatives to custody have had little success in reducing the prison population.
Abstract
Measures designed to shorten the length of custodial sentences have had more impact on the size of the population, but at the cost of several anomalies. It is suggested that few observers see in present government policy any likelihood of improving the recent rather dismal tract record of attempts to limit prison use in England. 7 tables, 16 notes, and about 60 references. (Author abstract modified)