New Kinds of Non-Custodial Measures -- The British Experience (From Resource Material Series No. 32: UNAFEI, P 121-134, 1987, Hideo Utsuro, ed. -- See NCJ-115682)

• NCJ Number: 115690
• Author(s): J E H Williams
• Date Published: 1987
• Length: 14 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: Japan

Annotation

This article details Britain's experiments with non-custodial methods of treating rehabilitating offenders and assesses their effectiveness.

Abstract

Probation orders in Britain have contained positive conditions requiring that an offender voluntarily attend specific activities, receive psychiatric care, attend day training centers, and be subject to checks during evenings and weekends. Other experimental conditions have included tracking or assessing the offender's progress on a daily basis and requiring those convicted of drunk driving to participate in alcohol-avoidance programs. The British experience with community service orders as alternatives to incarceration is discussed and evaluated in detail, and other types of non-custodial measurements such as suspended and partly-suspended sentences, monetary penalties, and parole supervision are also discussed. The article emphasizes the importance of preserving the offender's privacy and dignity while taking part in non-custodial sentences.