Fine default: a survey of persons imprisoned in NSW for the non-payment of fines

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Author	J. M. Houghton
Published	January 1985
Report Type	General Report Series
Subject	Prisons and prisoners; Sentencing
Keywords	Fines, imprisonment

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This report examines fine defaulting by conducting a survey and interviews of persons imprisoned for failure to pay one or more fines. The objective was to determine the number and characteristics of such persons and the reasons for not paying.