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Custodial sentencing
dealing with offending behaviour (AIMS OF CUSTODIAL…
Custodial sentencing
- dealing with offending behaviour
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Recidivism
57% of UK offenders go on to reoffend within a year
- highest in UK and US, unlike Norway where there is more emphasis on rehabilitation
- however too soft
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'Universities for crime'
-undergo a more dubious education
- differential association theory suggests that time spent with criminals may give younger inmates the change to learn the 'tricks of the trade' from experienced offenders
- This may undermine attempts to rehabilitate prisoners, making reoffending more likely