Research and analysis
Impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on reoffending
A study examining the impact on adult reoffending outcomes of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders.
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Using offender data from 2016 from Offender Assessment System (OASys) assessments, police, probation and prions systems, the study updates previous analysis on this topic following changes brought about by the Offender Rehabilitation Act (2014) which included extension of statutory rehabilitation (supervision) to short-sentenced offenders released from prison.