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Just alternatives — part I

Just alternatives — part I AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (June 1986) 19 (67-90) 67 Trends and Issues in the Deinstitutionalization of Punishment! Janet Chan" and George Zdenkowski" 1. Introduction Over the last two decades, it has become popular in many countries to talk of decarceration, or a general move away from the use of prisons to punish criminal offenders. The movement, which appears under various labels such as "deinstitutionalisation" , "decarceration" , "community corrections" , and "diversion", has been met with great enthusiasm and has resulted in some drastic changes in correctional policies (see Scull, 1984; Greenberg, 1975). There are a number of ways in which decarceration has been justified. Cost: Prisons are expensive. In Australia, the cost of keeping a person in prison is estimated to be $26,000 to $28,000 a year, and the cost of building new prisons about $100,000 per cell (Sydney Morning Herald 28 May 1985). Estimates are even higher in some American States (Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, 1982:22) and in Canada (Solicitor General of Canada, 1984:56). It is argued that less expensive forms of punishment should be introduced to take the place of imprisonment wherever possible. Effectiveness: Prisons do not rehabilitate offenders (Martinson, 1974; Brody, 1976; Biles, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (June 1986) 19 (67-90) 67 Trends and Issues in the Deinstitutionalization of Punishment! Janet Chan" and George Zdenkowski" 1. Introduction Over the last two decades, it has become popular in many countries to talk of decarceration, or a general move away from the use of prisons to punish criminal offenders. The movement, which appears under various labels such as "deinstitutionalisation" , "decarceration" , "community corrections" , and "diversion", has been met with great enthusiasm and has resulted in some drastic changes in correctional policies (see Scull, 1984; Greenberg, 1975). There are a number of ways in which decarceration has been justified. Cost: Prisons are expensive. In Australia, the cost of keeping a person in prison is estimated to be $26,000 to $28,000 a year, and the cost of building new prisons about $100,000 per cell (Sydney Morning Herald 28 May 1985). Estimates are even higher in some American States (Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, 1982:22) and in Canada (Solicitor General of Canada, 1984:56). It is argued that less expensive forms of punishment should be introduced to take the place of imprisonment wherever possible. Effectiveness: Prisons do not rehabilitate offenders (Martinson, 1974; Brody, 1976; Biles,

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Published: Jun 1, 1986

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