NCJ Number: 182079
Title: Alternatives to Prison in Developing Countries
Author(s): Vivien Stern
Date Published: 1999
Page Count: 196
Sponsoring Agency: International Centre for Prison Studies
Publication Number: ISBN 0-9535221-0-5
Sale Source: International Centre for Prison Studies
Type: Report (Study/Research)
Format: Book (Softbound)
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Annotation: This analysis of correctional systems in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America notes that these countries have followed models imposed from elsewhere now have few alternatives to prison, have indigenous systems with a focus different from prison, and are experiencing efforts to develop community-based approaches.
Abstract: The majority of inmates in developing countries are petty offenders; more than half of the inmates in many countries are pre-trial prisoners. Many convicted offenders and defendants awaiting trial are in overcrowded, disease-ridden prison cells with scanty food and no access to health care. Death rates in prison are high in some countries. The movement for the establishing alternatives to prison in developing countries has broad significance, not just for the developing countries themselves, but also for the Western world, where prison populations are growing and public support for alternatives to prison is weak. The process of developing alternatives demonstrates the need for a strong commitment from the government, for an appreciation of the impacts of crime on victims, and for a multidisciplinary effort led by judicial organizations. Also needed are a long process of preparation, high-quality implementation, and continued management and supervision after the initial period. Figure; table; chapter reference notes; and appended reference information and guidelines on legislation, administration, and evaluation
Main Term(s): Corrections in foreign countries
Index Term(s): Africa; Alternatives to institutionalization; Asia; Community-based corrections (adult); Correctional reform; Corrections policies; Criminal justice system reform; Foreign correctional systems; Incarceration; Latin America; Pretrial release; Punishment
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