Smart Sentencing: The Emergence of Intermediate Sanctions

by Jim Byrne (Editor)

Alternatives to prison and incarceration are explored in this volume. The contributors discuss intensive probation supervision, electronic monitoring, home confinement, shock incarceration, day reporting centres, the use of fines, split sentencing and the controversial issues surrounding alternative punishments. In conclusion, they look at the future of intermediate sanctions considering the many questions posed by criminal justice professionals and students.

368 pages, Hardcover

First published August 20, 1992