The Decision to Imprison: Sentencing and the Prison Population

Hough, Mike; Jacobson, Jessica and Millie, Andrew (2003). The Decision to Imprison: Sentencing and the Prison Population. London, UK: Prison Reform Trust.

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Abstract

This report addresses one of the central problems facing contemporary penal policy. Prisons are overcrowded, budgets are stretched to the limit. The study shows that sentences have become tougher, in response to legislation, guideline judgements and political and media pressure.

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