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1 results foundAuthor: Howard League for Penal Reform Title: Leave No Veteran Behind: The Inquiry into Former Armed Service personnel in Prison Visits the United States of America Summary: A Howard League for Penal Reform inquiry reveals that veterans in both the United States of America and England and Wales are less likely to go prison than their respective civilian populations, but when they do veterans are more likely to be serving sentences for violent and sexual offences. The briefing Leave No Veteran Behind follows a visit to the USA and is part of Howard League's inquiry into former armed service personnel in prison, chaired by Sir John Nutting QC, which aims to uncover why veterans enter the penal system and will make recommendations to the government about how to prevent offending. The inquiry finds that: Veterans are less likely to be in prison In England and Wales, civilians are thought to be 43 per cent more likely to end up in prison, and in the USA, veterans are less than half as likely to be in prison as other adult males; Veterans in prison are older In the United States, 65 per cent were over 55 (compared to 17 per cent of non-veteran prisoners). In England and Wales, 29 per cent are over 55, which compares to 9 per cent of the general prison population being 50 or over; Veterans are more likely to be serving sentences for violent offences Among State prisoners, 57 per cent of veterans were categorised as 'violent offenders', compared to 47 per cent of non-veterans. In the UK, 32.9 per cent of veterans are in prison for violence against the person, compared to 28.6 per cent of the non-veteran prison population; and Veterans are more likely to be serving sentences for sexual offences 23 per cent of veterans were in US prisons for sexual offences, compared to 9 per cent of civilian prisoners. In England and Wales, 25 per cent of veterans are in prison for sexual offences, compared to 19 per cent of the civilian prison population. Details: London: Howard League for Penal Reform, 2010. 16p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 2, 2010 at: http://www.howardleague.org/fileadmin/howard_league/user/pdf/Veterans_inquiry/Leave_No_Veteran_Behind_.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://www.howardleague.org/fileadmin/howard_league/user/pdf/Veterans_inquiry/Leave_No_Veteran_Behind_.pdf Shelf Number: 120340 Keywords: Armed Services PersonnelInmatesMilitaryVeterans (U.S. and England) |