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Explainer: The Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill, what it covers and why

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Graham H (2018) Explainer: The Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill, what it covers and why. The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) Blog, 01.02.2018. https://sccjrblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/01/explainer-the-management-of-offenders-scotland-bill-what-it-covers-and-why/

Abstract
The Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson. What are the Scottish Government proposing in this Bill and why? Dr Hannah Graham, an SCCJR criminologist at Stirling University, provides an overview.

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Criminal justice; law; Scotland; Scottish Parliament; penal policymaking; electronic monitoring; tagging; sentencing; disclosure; rehabilitation; desistance; parole

StatusPublished
FundersEuropean Commission
Publication date01/02/2018
PublisherScottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR)
Publisher URLhttps://sccjrblog.wordpress.com/…-covers-and-why/

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Dr Hannah Graham

Dr Hannah Graham

Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

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