The benefit and cost of prison in the UK. The results of a model of lifetime re-offending

With prisons in the UK reaching full capacity, and with similar trends in other European countries and the USA, there is much political debate about the efficacy of prison and community sentences. This paper aims to inform this debate by testing the hypothesis that prisons are an effective and efficient way of reducing re-offending. A rapid review of effectiveness studies was performed to determine the relative impact of prison and community sentences on re-offending. An economic analysis was undertaken to transform the estimates of effect into estimates of the economic efficiency of alternative sentencing options in the context of the UK. When compared with standard prison sentences, a number of community-based interventions and enhancements of standard prison sentences were found to save money, both for the public sector and for society more broadly. Diverting adult offenders from standard prison sentences to alternative interventions saves the UK public sector between ￡19,000 and ￡88,000 per offender. When victim costs are considered, diverting offenders from standard prison sentences saves UK society between ￡17,500 and ￡203,000 per offender. It was concluded that standard prison sentences are not an economically efficient means for reducing re-offending.

公安高校实验室投资项目管理及效益评价

根据当前公安高校对实验室投资的特点,要确保对实验室投资的合理使用,产生最大效益,应对投资项目进行科学计划编制与决策、加强对项目设备采购的监督控制、实行项目合格验收、实施效益评价。     

行政公益诉讼与民事公益诉讼比较研究

行政公益诉讼和民事公益诉讼制度在我国的建立已是大势所趋 ,那么两类公益诉讼有何相似之处 ,又有何不同呢 ?通过对二者进行了各个方面的比较研究后 ,得出结论     

英国1991年"威廉姆斯案"对约因理论的挑战

约因英美契约法的独特要素,约因法理的成熟形态--"交易约因论"是古典契约法的基石.1809年的Stilk v.Myrick案确立了重要的约因法则--受诺人对已存义务的履行不能作为新的允诺的约因,这实质上在很大程度上否认了契约变更的效力.英国1991年"威廉姆斯案"是英美契约法史上的经典案例,因为该案案情与Stilk案非常相似,可法官得出的判决结果却截然不同."威廉姆斯案"案判决改写了众多传统约因法则,动摇了约因理论的基础,而且,因为它与Stilk案判决的难以协调,还引发了"胁迫论"对"约因论"的挑战.     

现代司法理念与司法为民

伴随我国社会主义市场经济快速发展和法制化进程的迅速推进,必须树立正确、科学的现代司法理念,体现社会主义法律为广大人民群众服务的本质.     

论市场经济体制下的情报信息效益

信息与材料、能源被视为当代经济发展和科技进步的三大支柱,树立正确的信息工作效益观,正确判断和评价信息工作的经济效益和社会效益,充分发挥其双重效应,对于加快社会主义精神文明和物质文明建设有着重要作用。     

试论低谷电能采暖的环境与经济效益

各城市大量的低谷电没有利用 ,电价是峰电的 1 /3左右。电热锅炉在夜间利用低谷电能蓄热 ,既可供暖 ,又可蓄热 ,且不产生任何污染     

环境行政公益诉讼的原告资格探析

环境利益是社会公共利益,随着经济的发展,环境问题日趋严重,行政机关的行政行为侵犯公众环境权的事例在现实生活中屡屡发生,建立健全环境行政公益诉讼制度成为当务之急,对于保护环境公益,推动行政权法制化有重要意义。构建原告资格及制定相应的制度,赋予公民、社会团体、检察院提起环境行政诉讼的权利,是建立环境行政公益诉讼的重要内容。