TV reality show will give short, sharp shock to youths tempted by crime / Guardian, 28 April 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/28/prisonsandprobation.realitytv?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews
"Ever since the "short, sharp shock" was suggested in the 1970s by the former home secretary Willie Whitelaw as the best deterrent to a life of crime, there has been a debate about whether subjecting young men to harsh incarceration has the desired effect and whether judges should make greater use of custody at an early stage. Now the theory is to be tested in the form of a reality television series, to be screened this summer, featuring a former home secretary, reformed criminals and a former prison officer with strong views on the failings of the current system."