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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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Results for special deterrence
1 results foundAuthor: Trevena, Judy Title: Does the first prison sentence reduce the risk of further offending? Summary: Aim: This bulletin examines the question of whether short prison sentences (up to 12 months) exert a special deterrent effect. Method: Propensity score matching was used to compare time to reconviction among 3,960 matched pairs of offenders, in which one of each pair received a prison sentence of 12 months or less and the other received a suspended sentence of two years or less. Kaplan Meier survival analysis was then used to examine time to the first proven offence committed after the index court appearance. Adjustments were made for any time spent in custody during the follow-up period. Results: No significant differences were found between the matched prison and suspended sentence groups in the time to first new offence. Conclusion: These results suggest that short custodial sentences exert no more deterrent effect than comparable community orders. Details: Sydney: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2015. 16p. Source: Internet Resource: Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice, Number 187: Accessed February 8, 2016 at: http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Documents/CJB/Report-2015-Does-the-first-prison-sentence-reduce-the-risk-of-further-offending-cjb187.pdf Year: 2015 Country: Australia URL: http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Documents/CJB/Report-2015-Does-the-first-prison-sentence-reduce-the-risk-of-further-offending-cjb187.pdf Shelf Number: 137797 Keywords: Prison Recidivism Reoffending Sentencing Special DeterrenceSuspended Sentence |