Alternatives to Custody

Dyer, Fiona (2014) Alternatives to Custody. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

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Abstract

Many young people in Scotland are in custody for short sentences or on remand for crimes that may not result in a custodial sentence. The risk the majority of these young people present could be managed within the community and alternatives to custody, where appropriate, should always be sought.