Impact of alternatives to custody examined
The relationship between sentencing practices and the official crime rate was discussed last week at a packed event hosted by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.
The event – Alternatives to custody: Data and policy perspectives – was organised jointly with the University of Birmingham.
- Catherine Heard of the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, offered an overview of alternatives to custody across the UK and the rest of Europe.
- Dr Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay of the University of Birmingham discussed his research on the relationship between non-custodial sentences and police recorded crime.
- Dr Tim Hope, a Visiting Fellow and the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies critiqued Dr Bandyopadhyay's econometric approach.
- Savas Hadjipavlou of the Probation Institute argued for the importance of thinking through the movement and flow of criminalised populations through the criminal justice process.
- Rob Allen, Researcher and consultant on criminal justice summarised the presentation and mapped out some of the future challenges.
Download Catherine Heard, Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay and Tim Hope's presentations below.
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