BOCSAR report shows probability of arrest more likely to reduce crime rates
13/03/2012
The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has published its report, The Effect of Arrest and Imprisonment on Crime, assessing the extent to which the probability of arrest and�imprisonment, as well as the length of�prison term, impact on property and violent crime rates in New South Wales.�Among its findings, the report notes that�'policy makers should focus more attention on strategies that increase the risk of arrest and less on strategies that increase the severity of punishment'.
13 March 2012
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