Offenders serving community sentences are more likely to keep jobs, earn more – new research
By Peer Ebbesen Skov, Associate Professor in Economics, Auckland University of Technology
Lars Højsgaard Andersen, Senior Researcher in Sociology, Rockwool Foundation
Livvy Mitchell, Research Affiliate, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
New Zealand’s shift to community-based sentences has cut costs, helped offenders to retain work and higher earnings, with no major change to substantive reoffending.
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