The use of imprisonment in New Zealand [pdf, 1.1 MB]
...evidence, the Department of Corrections has initiatives planned to reduce the flow of inmates into prisons by reducing the reoffending rates both of prison inmates and people serving community-based sentences. However, these initiatives are limited by resource constraints. Alternatives to Imprisonment Section 8 examines the relationship between the imprisonment rate and the number of offenders serving community-based sentences. For a number of years it has been said...