The ACT government is set to reform the territory's justice framework through a $734,000 policy review that will consider replacing periodic detention with intensive correction orders.
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The review, confirmed on Friday by Attorney-General Simon Corbell, will examine fundamental questions relating to sentencing, including what the purposes of sentencing should be, and the effectiveness of difference approaches to sentencing.
Mr Corbell said the review will draw on international research and best practice approaches to restorative justice.
"Restorative justice brings an offender face to face with their victims in an appropriate setting, and can lead to better outcomes than court-based approaches alone," he said.
The review will be overseen by a panel led by the director-general of the Justice and Community Safety Directorate.
Mr Corbell said the review will provide $250,000 for academic research and evaluation to "allow the government to consider what actions we can take to achieve significant long-term improvements in sentencing outcomes".
The attorney-general said the review will also assess the possibility of moving funds away from sentencing and imprisonment to crime prevention initiatives.
"Justice reinvestment involves the rebalancing of criminal justice expenditure from custody to community-based initiatives that tackle the causes of crime, rather than the results of crime, and is a key mechanism for addressing reoffending and making the justice system more effective and efficient," he said.
