Summit resources [pdf, 1.9 MB]
...aims, the committee was tasked with providing advice on dealing with people who offend and how imprisonment can be reduced while maintaining public safety. What did it find? The report outlined the high cost of imprisonment, both in financial, human, and social terms. In addition, it was found that prison is not an effective deterrent. For example, most people in prison for crimes of violence acted impulsively and gave little thought to the consequences, and this was also true fo...