| Project title: | Victoria's 'Day in Prison Program': An Evaluation and Critique |
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| Project type: | Developmental and Social Crime Prevention |
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| Publication: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 26(2) July 1993; 171-183 |
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| Researchers/contact: | Pat O'Malley, Garry Coventry and Reece Walters |
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| Commencement date: | Published 1993 |
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| Location: | Victoria, Australia |
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| Funding body/institution: | Latrobe University |
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| Description of the study: | This article evaluates and traces the development of the Victorian 'Day in Prison Program'. The program philosophy is that crime prevention through deterrence may be obtained through a 'short sharp shock'. |
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| Description of the outcomes: | It is concluded that methods employed as part of the Victorian 'Day in Prison Program' are ineffective in the prevention of crime. The authors suggested that the crime preventative effect of the Victorian program was either non-existent or too weak to register. Apparent preventative outcomes are in fact argued to be the result of intensive follow-up services directed to the specific needs of the young offender. Thus, it is concluded that without this personalised follow service the Day in Prison Program is not valuable in the prevention of crime, and that any similar program should include these intensive follow up services. |
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| Evaluation: | See description of outcomes which are based on a systematic evaluation of impact. |
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