NCJ Number
96645
Journal
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 23 Issue: 3 Dated: (October 1984) Pages: 182-200
Date Published
1984
Length
18 pages
Annotation
The partly suspended sentence was introduced principally as a means of relieving pressure on the prison population at a time when earlier sentencing innovations with similar aims, such as the suspended sentence itself, were being questioned on both theoretical and empirical grounds.
Abstract
This article examines recent changes in the theoretical foundations underlying the partly suspended sentence, and considers their implications for sentencing practice in the context of current judicial attitudes towards the use of imprisonment. The likely impact of the new measure on the prison population is also assessed in the light of the latest statistical information as to its early use. (Author abstract)