Aims to provide a natural history of senior attendance centres. By doing so, the way in which the penal policy process in this instance has developed is clarified and the relationship between policy and practice laid bare.

Up until now interest in senior attendance centres has been limited and very little research has been carried out. Their numbers have increased greatly in recent years, providing an alternative to custody. As such they deserve close study in these times of chronic prison overcrowding. This book aims to provide a natural history of a penal disposal about which very little is known. By doing so, the way in which the penal policy process in this instance has developed is clarified and the relationship between policy and practice laid bare.

Origins
development 1949-1982
senior attendance centres in operation
senior attendance centres and the penal policy process.