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Reducing the use of imprisonment. Lessons from Probation Day Centres in England and Wales: 1970–2000
Maurice Vanstone,
Philip Priestley
Probation Journal, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 19 - 30
Swansea University Author: Maurice Vanstone
DOI (Published version): 10.1177/02645505211070085
Abstract
Day Reporting Centres as an alternative to prison have become a feature of the Criminal Justice Systems of most States in America. In contrast, Day Centres have virtually disappeared from the curricula of Probation services in England and Wales. In this paper we look back on the short history of day...
| Published in: | Probation Journal |
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| ISSN: | 0264-5505 1741-3079 |
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SAGE Publications
2023
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59414 |
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| Abstract: |
Day Reporting Centres as an alternative to prison have become a feature of the Criminal Justice Systems of most States in America. In contrast, Day Centres have virtually disappeared from the curricula of Probation services in England and Wales. In this paper we look back on the short history of day centre provision in this country and examine what can be learned from its different forms and assess the viability of reintroducing the concept as a means of significantly reducing the use of imprisonment this side of the Atlantic. |
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| Keywords: |
Probation, day centres, prison, rehabilitation, practice, organisational change |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Issue: |
1 |
| Start Page: |
19 |
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30 |