Study finds few benefits from the high cost of juvenile detention
24/09/2009
The Australian Institute of Criminology has published a report on recidivism among juvenile offenders. The Specific Deterrent Effect of Custodial Penalties on Juvenile Reoffending found no significant difference between juveniles given a custodial penalty and those given a non-custodial penalty in the likelihood of reconviction.
**24 September 2009 **
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