NCJ Number
85402
Journal
Howard Journal of Penology and Crime Prevention Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Dated: (1982) Pages: 76-93
Date Published
1982
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This article describes an analysis of the provision of social enquiry reports, the various sentencing outcomes in magistrates' courts and differences in the level of resources in 34 probation areas.
Abstract
It demonstrates that the level of report provision is strongly associated with the use of probation service administered disposals (i.e. probation and community service orders) but has little effect on the use of custodial disposals. The second part reviews the reasons for the apparent absence of influence in reports on the use of custodial sentences and the ways in which probation officers might enhance their impact on sentences via the preparation of reports, especially in relation to the use of tariff sentences. (Author abstract)