The Cost Of Unnecessary Imprisonment

Citation

Spencer A (2007) The Cost Of Unnecessary Imprisonment. Glasgow: Scottish Consortium on Crime and Criminal Justice (SCCCJ). www.scccj.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SCCCJ-unnecessary-imprisonment-content.pdf.

Abstract
This briefing paper looks at a major problem facing Scotland in terms of the number of people being sent to prison, and also the projections for this number to rise significantly over the next couple of decades. It describes the enormous cost in terms of re-offending, of tax-payers' money and human misery that is the result of our present arrangements. The paper also contains 12 proposals for change to the criminal justice system in Scotland.