NCJ Number
40883
Journal
CRIME AND DELINQUENCY LITERATURE Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1976) Pages: 109-125
Date Published
1976
Length
17 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER DEFINES AND ANALYZES VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT, AND PRESENTS INFORMATION ON THEIR UTILIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Abstract
EXAMPLES OF SUCH PUNISHMENTS AS FINES, COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDERS, AND RESTITUTION ARE DRAWN FROM THE UNITED STATES, SWEDEN, WEST GERMANY, AND GREAT BRITAIN. METHODS OF APPLYING THESE PUNISHMENTS ARE NOTED, AND THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT SUCH NONCUSTODIAL SANCTIONS ARE NEEDED FOR THE GREAT MAJORITY OF OFFENDERS -- THE NONDANGEROUS. ...DMC