Read it below or download a PDF here.
As discussed in my column in the New Zealand Herald, below is the report of a study of young people who went to prison but have been crime free since release. This research was undertaken on behalf of the Department of Corrections by Ben Elley and I via Independent Research Solutions. Read it below or download a PDF here.
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Josh
23/10/2015 04:02:34 pm
Great research. Interesting to note that length of prison sentence isn't correlated with lack of offending: I can potentially use this to argue for a lesser prison sentence for offenders who are looking at imprisonment for a deterrence purpose.
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