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FMR 44 Questions over alternatives to detention programmes

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Detention and deportation (Forced Migration Review 44)

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Alternative to detention programmes may be less restrictive and less expensive than formal detention but they may still have drawbacks. The provision of competent legal advice appears to be key to low rates of absconding.

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FMR 44 State reluctance to use alternatives to detention

States continue to show a marked reluctance to implement alternatives to immigration detention. The reason for this may well be because such alternatives ignore the disciplinary function of detention by which states coerce people into cooperation.

FMR 44 Flawed assessment process leads to under-use of alternatives in Sweden

Sweden is often held up as following 'best practice' in legislation with regard to detention and alternatives to detention but research by the Swedish Red Cross highlights a number of flaws.

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Detention and deportation (Forced Migration Review 44)

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Stephanie J Silverman

Keywords

deportation

alternatives

fmr

detention and deportation

forced migration review

Department: Oxford Department of International Development

Date Added: 04/10/2013

Duration: 00:03:41

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