Alternatives to Imprisonment in Australia and New Zealand (From Research Workshop on Alternatives to Imprisonment, Volume I, P 247-271, 1990 -- See NCJ-134897)

• NCJ Number: 134900
• Author(s): D Challinger
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 16 pages
• Corporate Author: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
• Sale Source: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
• Publication Type: Survey (Cross-Cultural)
• Language: English
• Country: Italy
• Note: See NCJ-134903 for Volume II

Annotation

Both Australia and New Zealand make extensive use of alternatives to institutionalization and have criminal justice policies supporting community-based corrections, although New Zealand makes greater use of imprisonment than Australia does.

Abstract

Fines are the main noncustodial sentence in Australian and New Zealand courts of summary jurisdiction. They also use sentence suspensions, probation, and community service orders. Victoria recently introduced the community-based order which combines the elements of probation, community service, and reporting to a community corrections center. Post-conviction alternatives include work release, parole, and home detention such as the home detention program operating in the Northern Territory. Tables