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Alternatives to Imprisonment in Australia and New Zealand (From Research Workshop on Alternatives to Imprisonment, Volume I, P 247-271, 1990 -- See NCJ-134897)

NCJ Number
134900
Author(s)
D Challinger
Date Published
1990
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Both Australia and New Zealand make extensive use of alternatives to institutionalization and have criminal justice policies supporting community-based corrections, although New Zealand makes greater use of imprisonment than Australia does.
Abstract
Fines are the main noncustodial sentence in Australian and New Zealand courts of summary jurisdiction. They also use sentence suspensions, probation, and community service orders. Victoria recently introduced the community-based order which combines the elements of probation, community service, and reporting to a community corrections center. Post-conviction alternatives include work release, parole, and home detention such as the home detention program operating in the Northern Territory. Tables