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Alternatives to Custody in the New Zealand Criminal Justice System: Current Features and Future Prospects
Author(s) -
Gibbs Anita,
King Denise
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
social policy and administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9515
pISSN - 0144-5596
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9515.t01-1-00261
Subject(s) - punitive damages , criminal justice , restorative justice , criminology , political science , work (physics) , economic justice , law , control (management) , sociology , engineering , economics , management , mechanical engineering
Alternatives to custody in New Zealand have followed a format similar to criminal justice systems in the UK and other European countries but with a stronger emphasis on both punitive, work‐based options like periodic detention, and more recently home detention, as well as restorative justice models. Much of current practice relies heavily on the now dated Criminal Justice Act 1985. However, a new sentencing and parole act is proposed for 2002. In this paper the authors review the current alternatives to custody in New Zealand, paying particular attention to issues arising from their recent research on home detention—surveillance, control and impacts on family members—and offering a reflection on the future prospects for alternatives to custody.