Prison alternative leads to sharp drop in re-offending

By Michaela Whitbourn
Updated October 12 2017 - 7:59am, first published October 11 2017 - 8:21pm

New court orders diverting offenders from prison and into community-based supervision and treatment programs are more effective at reducing re-offending rates than prison sentences, according to groundbreaking new research.

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