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The Electronic Ball and Chain? The Operation and Impact of Home Detention with Electronic Monitoring in New Zealand

The Electronic Ball and Chain? The Operation and Impact of Home Detention with Electronic... AbstractIn New Zealand, Amendment No. 9 (1999) of the Criminal Justice Act 1985introduced Home Detention Orders as an early release from prison option,implemented on the 1st October 1999. The orders, with electronic monitoring,wereavailable to convicted offenders who had not committed serious offences and whowere sentenced to, or serving, varying lengths of imprisonment.The purpose ofthe new scheme was to ease the transition of prison inmates back into thecommunity. It was also hoped that home detention would result in a reduction inoverall time spent in prison, as well as addressing offending behaviour throughthe intensive supervision and programs accompanying the home confinement. Afterreviewing the literature on home detention, and outlining the development andoperation of home detention in New Zealand, we will discuss research undertakenby the authors during 2001. The research aimed to ascertain the impact of homedetention on offenders, and their families, and to explore the views of otherstakeholders, for example, probation officers and prison board members.Weinterviewed 21 offenders, 21 sponsors, 6 probation officers, 2 security staffand observed over 20 members of district prison boards. Eleven key findings wereidentified: including factors of suitability, impacts on behaviour andrelationships, gender issues and the effectiveness of home detention.We concludewith a brief discussion of the implications of the research: the need to supportfamilies and sponsors, ongoing ethical and legal issues, and the acceptance ofsurveillance as the norm in New Zealand. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

The Electronic Ball and Chain? The Operation and Impact of Home Detention with Electronic Monitoring in New Zealand

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0004-8658
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1837-9273
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10.1375/acri.36.1.1
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Abstract

AbstractIn New Zealand, Amendment No. 9 (1999) of the Criminal Justice Act 1985introduced Home Detention Orders as an early release from prison option,implemented on the 1st October 1999. The orders, with electronic monitoring,wereavailable to convicted offenders who had not committed serious offences and whowere sentenced to, or serving, varying lengths of imprisonment.The purpose ofthe new scheme was to ease the transition of prison inmates back into thecommunity. It was also hoped that home detention would result in a reduction inoverall time spent in prison, as well as addressing offending behaviour throughthe intensive supervision and programs accompanying the home confinement. Afterreviewing the literature on home detention, and outlining the development andoperation of home detention in New Zealand, we will discuss research undertakenby the authors during 2001. The research aimed to ascertain the impact of homedetention on offenders, and their families, and to explore the views of otherstakeholders, for example, probation officers and prison board members.Weinterviewed 21 offenders, 21 sponsors, 6 probation officers, 2 security staffand observed over 20 members of district prison boards. Eleven key findings wereidentified: including factors of suitability, impacts on behaviour andrelationships, gender issues and the effectiveness of home detention.We concludewith a brief discussion of the implications of the research: the need to supportfamilies and sponsors, ongoing ethical and legal issues, and the acceptance ofsurveillance as the norm in New Zealand.

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of CriminologySAGE

Published: Apr 1, 2003

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