Changes in the Criminal Justice Sector- what do they mean to us?

This year has seen a stark change in the information presented in the Justice Sector forecast and it is this degree of change to that challenges all of us. For the first time in many years prison numbers are predicted to fall.

There are a number of questions one needs to ask as a result of analysing the information:

• Does being “tough on crime” work  and what does this mean for the future in order to reduce the prison muster to achieve our long term goal ?

• What could be the impact of the projected fall in prison muster on our service requirements

• If prison numbers fall what other sentences are people receiving  and what services do these people then require?

In addition there are 2 key trends that require us to think about for the future management of services:

A: The growing muster of those on life parole and extended supervision, and

 

B. The age of the offending population

Read the full article here and let us have your views

The official 2010 evaluation of the Faith Based Unit is now available at this location.

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