What types of offenders are best suited to non-custodial sentencing?
There are many people who are particularly suited to non-custodial sentences. This includes people who have important family and community responsibilities and those who have conditions which would be aggravated by imprisonment. It also includes those for whom the causes of their criminal behaviour may be best remedied outside of prison. In many cases prison only creates problems and additional pressures for offenders rather than resolving or reducing them. People Given Short Term Sentences Those convicted of less serious crimes who have sentences of six months or less do not have the opportunity when they are in prison to access the rehabilitation and training services that do exist. Also, short term sentences are generally not covered by the Probation and Parole Services post-release supervision programs. According to the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research the most serious offence for 90% of these prisoners is a theft, a breach of justice order, a minor assault or a driving/traf
