Day Reporting Centres as an alternative to prison have become a feature of the Criminal Justice Systems of most States in America. In contrast, Day Centres have virtually disappeared from the curricula of Probation services in England and Wales. In this paper we look back on the short history of day centre provision in this country and examine what can be learned from its different forms and assess the viability of reintroducing the concept as a means of significantly reducing the use of imprisonment this side of the Atlantic.

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减少监禁的使用。英格兰和威尔士缓刑日中心的经验教训：1970-2000

日间报告中心作为监狱的替代方案已成为美国大多数州刑事司法系统的一个特点。相比之下，日间中心实际上已从英格兰和威尔士的缓刑服务课程中消失。在本文中，我们回顾了这个国家提供日间中心的短暂历史，并研究了可以从其不同形式中学到什么，并评估重新引入这一概念以作为显着减少大西洋这一侧监禁使用的一种手段的可行性.