Dr. Mike Nellis at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

February 9th, 2012 / 4:15 p.m.

Emeritus Professor, Criminal and Community Justice, University of Strathclyde, School of Law, As an Individual

The best is bail, because I can accept a stand-alone use of electronic monitoring if you have overcrowded remand prisons. The second best is a community penalty, if you use it with other measures. The third best is early release, preferably if you use it with other measures.

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