text: judge to choose the most appropriate one, bearing in mind the following guidelines ; "(i) Sentences involving imprisonment should be imposed only if it can be shown that there are reasonable grounds for believing that community sanctions would be inappropriate; "(ii) The choice between different sanctions of equivalent severity should be made in consideration of such factors as the likelihood of the offender being rehabilitated and the cost and benefits to other members of society and to society as a whole; "(e) Imprisonment should be used as a sanction of last resort; "(f) Only the most serious offences should be excluded from the application of community sanctions; and the full range of sanctions should be equally available for all but the most serious offences; "(g) Prison sanctions for special categories of offenders, such as pregnant women or mothers with infants or small children, should be restricted and a special effort should be made to avoid the extended use of imprisonment as a sanction for these categories; "D. Management of imprisonment, especially in .crisis situations "7. Recommends that, in order to reinforce the application of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, to respond to the current and increasing crisis of overcrowding and other problems facing many prison administrations throughout the world and to promote accountable management. Member States should consider the following action; "(a) Developing policies and strategies that reduce the use of custody and detention to a minimum. Such policies should be designed and evaluated in their own right, independently of the problem of overcrowding; "(b) Pursuing, where prison overcrowding nevertheless exists, practical measures such as amnesties, where these are socially acceptable, pardons or other measures specifically designed to alleviate the problem; "(c) Establishing policies and procedures that allow for judicial review and effective external control of prison administrative policies or practices, 
analysis: This text appears to be focused on the management of criminal justice systems, specifically regarding the use of imprisonment and community sanctions, as well as the management of prisons. The guidelines and recommendations seem to prioritize rehabilitation, human rights, and the alleviation of crisis situations such as overcrowding. This suggests that the text is more closely related to the administration of justice and social welfare.