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