International Evidence Review of Conditional (Suspended) Sentences: Final Report

Armstrong, S. , McIvor, G., McNeill, F. and McGuinness, P. (2012) International Evidence Review of Conditional (Suspended) Sentences: Final Report. Technical Report. Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, Glasgow, UK.

Abstract

This report reviews international use of conditional sentences, specifically understood to mean a criminal sentence of imprisonment which is suspended pending a person's satisfaction of specific criteria. These sentences are being considered in jurisdictions seeking ways of managing prison population growth. The laws and any information about use of such sentences among selected countries is considered in the first part. The second part reviews research on perceptions of such sentences, and community-based sentences generally. This research was requested by and submitted to the Scottish Government.

• Item Type: Research Reports or Papers (Technical Report)
• Keywords: Suspended sentences, conditional sentences, Scotland, Canada, Australia
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Armstrong, Professor Sarah and McNeill, Professor Fergus
• Authors: Armstrong, S., McIvor, G., McNeill, F., and McGuinness, P.
• Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences
• Publisher: Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2012 The Authors
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with the permission of the Authors