Alternatives to custody: Data and policy perspectives

About the event

Dr Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay and colleagues from the University of Birmingham will discuss their research on the impact of different forms of non-custodial sentences on police recorded crime rates. Dr Tim Hope, a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, will offer a critique of the econometric approach of Dr Bandyopadhyay and colleagues.

Also speaking at the event:

• Catherine Heard of the Institute for Criminal Policy Research will offer an overview of community sentences across the UK and the rest of Europe.
• Savas Hadjipavlou of the Probation Institute will offer a policy perspective on what works in alternatives to custody.
• A policy panel will conclude the event, with contributions from, among others: Rob Allen, Researcher and consultant on criminal justice; Richard Garside, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies; Dr Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay and Nick Cowen, King’s College London.

Programme and speakers

Alternatives to custody in the UK and Europe. What do we know?
Catherine Heard, Programme Director: World Prison Research Programme, Institute for Criminal Policy Research and author of Community Sentences since 2000

A quantitative analysis of the effectiveness of custody and its alternatives
Dr Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay and colleagues, University of Birmingham

The econometrics of criminal justice: Models or muddles?
Dr Tim Hope, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

What works in alternatives to custody: A policy perspective
Savas Hadjipavlou, Chief Executive, Probation Institute

Panel discussion, with contributors including:

• Rob Allen, Researcher and consultant on criminal justice, and co-founder of Justice and Prisons
• Dr Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, University of Birmingham
• Nick Cowen, PhD Candidate, King’s College London
• Richard Garside, Director, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

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