Abstract
New South Wales (NSW), in step with other Australian jurisdictions and with Western nations, has seen a dramatic growth in imprisonment since the early 1990s. In the past few decades, a notable trend of intense legislative activity in relation to sentencing, and criminal justice generally, is evident. The prison has been re-valorised as a frontline criminal justice strategy. This article reflects on developments in NSW penal policy and legislation since the 1970s.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 19-43 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Current Issues in Criminal Justice |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- imprisonment
- New South Wales
- criminal law
- legislation