How I Would Spend $100 Million to Reduce Crime

Sarre, Rick

doi:10.1080/10345329.2017.12036079

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“…Youth‐focused programs do not have to have high success rates in order to justify their cost, given that the recurrent cost of prison is about ten times as high as the recurrent cost of school. For a range of other evidence‐based solutions, see Sarre (2017).…”

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The Second Convict Age: Explaining the Return of Mass Imprisonment in Australia

Leigh

2020

Economic Record

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Constructing a new series of incarceration rates from 1860 to 2018, I find that Australia now incarcerates a greater share of the adult population than at any point since the late nineteenth century. Much of this increase has occurred since the mid‐1980s. Since 1985, the Australian incarceration rate has risen by 130 per cent, and now stands at 0.22 per cent of adults (221 prisoners per 100,000 adults). Recalculating Indigenous incarceration rates so that they are comparable over a long time‐span, I find that incarceration rates for Indigenous Australians have risen dramatically. Fully 2.5 per cent of Indigenous adults are incarcerated (2,481 prisoners per 100,000 adults), a higher share than among African‐Americans. The recent increase in the Australian prison population does not seem to be due to crime rates, which have mostly declined over the past generation. Instead, higher reporting rates, stricter policing practices, tougher sentencing laws, and more stringent bail laws appear to be the main drivers of Australia's growing prison population.

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The Second Convict Age: Explaining the Return of Mass Imprisonment in Australia

Leigh

2020

Economic Record

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“…Youth-focused programs do not have to have high success rates in order to justify their cost, given that the recurrent cost of prison is about ten times as high as the recurrent cost of school. For a range of other evidence-based solutions, see Sarre (2017).…”

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The Second Convict Age: Explaining the Return of Mass Imprisonment in Australia

Leigh

2020

SSRN Journal

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“…Tertiary crime prevention focusses on those who have already offended or become victims of crime to prevent reoffending or repeat victimization and divert current offenders away from imprisonment (Australian Institute of Criminology, 2003a;Brantingham & Faust, 1976). Strategies include diversionary courts and treatment, education and rehabilitation for prisoners (Heseltine et al, 2011;Howells et al, 2004), deterrence (Australian Institute of Criminology, 2003b), fines, cautions, communitybased orders, or restorative justice programs In Australia, Sarre (2017) has suggested a range of effective justice sector strategies for reducing crime, including primary crime prevention measures. However, policy and research has previously focused on tertiary crime prevention initiatives and their evaluation, for example, drug treatment courts where much of the research comes from the United States, or rehabilitation programs, finding little evidence for their effectiveness (Heseltine et al, 2011;Howells et al, 2004).…”

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“…In Australia, Sarre (2017) has suggested a range of effective justice sector strategies for reducing crime, including primary crime prevention measures. However, policy and research has previously focused on tertiary crime prevention initiatives and their evaluation, for example, drug treatment courts where much of the research comes from the United States, or rehabilitation programs, finding little evidence for their effectiveness (Heseltine et al, 2011; Howells et al, 2004).…”

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Reducing Incarceration Rates in Australia Through Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Crime Prevention

Battams

Delany‐Crowe

Fisher

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Criminal Justice Policy Review

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In Australia, incarceration rates have steadily increased since the 1980s, providing an imperative for crime prevention. We explored the extent to which Australian justice sector policies were aimed at preventing crime, using a framework for “primary, secondary and tertiary” crime prevention. We analyzed policies and legislation ( n = 141) across Australian jurisdictions (a census was undertaken from May to September 2016, with policies spanning from 1900 to 2022). We found a strong focus on tertiary crime prevention, with recidivism rather than root causes of crime problematised. We also found little focus on primary crime prevention, despite some high-level cross sectoral strategies designed to prevent crime. In this paper, we will use the framework of Bacchi’s “what’s the problem?” approach, considering levels of crime prevention, social determinants of health, and discourses surrounding crime. We discuss policy implications and make suggestions for policy reform and accountability mechanisms to reduce crime and incarceration.

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How I Would Spend $100 Million to Reduce Crime

Cited by 5 publications

References 35 publications

The Second Convict Age: Explaining the Return of Mass Imprisonment in Australia

The Second Convict Age: Explaining the Return of Mass Imprisonment in Australia

The Second Convict Age: Explaining the Return of Mass Imprisonment in Australia

Reducing Incarceration Rates in Australia Through Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Crime Prevention

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