“Conditional release and the prevention of reoffending”
by Kensey, Annie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 181-186 “In the framework of examples of good practices with respect to criminal justice and prison, this article deals with conditional release and the work done in France to...
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“Reducing tension and improving rehabilitation by opening prisons: day leave and prison furloughs in Germany”
by Dunkel, Frieder
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 159-177 “After the reunification of Germany in 1990, West German law in its entirety was implemented in the former German Democratic Republic. Thus the same laws apply to offenders...
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“Reducing the prison population: long-term experiences from Finland”
by Lappi-Seppala, Tapio
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 139-155 “In Finland the criticism of the treatment ideology has since merged with that directed against an overly severe Criminal Code and the excessive use of custodial sentences....
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“Reducing the population of fine defaulters in prisons: experiences with community service in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany)
by Dunkel, Frieder
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 127-137 Numerically the fine is the most important penal sanction as it is imposed in about 82% of all cases. The Penal Code has created a day-fine system in which one...
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“Imprisonment for non-payment of fines in Sweden”
by von Hofer, Hanns
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 119-124 This article deals with the practical abolition of imprisonment for non-payment of fines (namely, a prison sentence replacing an unpaid fine) in Sweden and demonstrates that...
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“The Czech Republic’s path from correction to alternatives”
by Válková, Helena
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 103-117 “In the Czech Republic, as in other central European countries, an important and sometimes even decisive factor is whether, in the area of criminal reforms, there are a...
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“Community service as means of restoring civic dialogue after offending”
by Delbos, Vincent
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 87-100 “The purpose of this paper is to describe a local experiment which tried to give some meaning to the enforcement of non-custodial sentences – or even the serving of a...
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“Victim-offender mediation with serious offences”
by Aertsen, Ivo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 75-84 “Victim-offender mediation became widely accepted as a method for dealing with less serious offences, often in the sphere of small property or violent delinquency, committed...
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“The impact of Council of Europe Recommendation No. R (99) 19 on mediation in penal matters”
by Pelikan, Christa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 49-72 “In April 1999, the Committee of Experts on Mediation in Penal Matters (PC-MP), in compliance with the terms of reference given to it by the European Committee on Crime...
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“The Austrian Protection against Domestic Violence Act. 1996”
by Pelikan, Christa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In,Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Stragbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp.37-46 “The Austrian Protection against Domestic Violence Act came into force on 1 May 1997. “It is a body of special “targeted” legislation, comprising new or...
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“Long-term effects of heroin prescription on patients’ offending behaviour”
by Ribeaud, Denis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In,Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Stragbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 27-35 “Following the adoption by the Swiss authorities of the federal decree on the medical prescription of heroin of 13 June 1999, medical prescription of heroin is now a recognised...
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“Aspects of good practice in the criminal justice system”
by Tournier, Pierre V.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In,Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Stragbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 19-27 “Let us begin with an example: electronic monitoring orders (EMOs), introduced in France by the act of 19 December 1997. The measure is innovative, at least for France, but...
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“Crime Policy in Europe”
by Council of Europe
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Council of Europe. Crime Policy in Europe. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing “Dealing with criminal policy in Council of Europe member states Crime policy in Europe highlights examples of promising practices in specific countries which might offer encouragement to...
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Walking after Midnight: One woman’s journey through murder, justice & forgiveness.
by Hutchison, Katy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. “Walking After Midnight tells a story at turns devastating and triumphant, a unique exploration of one woman’s courageous response to tragedy that challenges our expectations about grief and loss. It’s an inspiring...
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Ein neues Paradigma im Strafrecht. Grundlagen und Kriterien für Wiedergutmachung als Rechtsfolge
by Merckle, Tobias
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Sinzheim, Pro Universitate Verlag Die Diskussion um Wiedergutmachung und einer stärkeren Berücksichtigung der Opferinteressen hat in den vergangenen Jahren die kriminalpolitische Debatte bestimmt. Diese Diskussion ist Ausdruck für notwendige Reformen innerhalb der...
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