Thinking about Electronic Monitoring in the Context of Pre-Trial Detention in Belgium: A Solution to Prison Overcrowding?

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Maes ◽  
Benjamin Mine ◽  
Caroline De Man ◽  
Rosamunde Van Brakel
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Electronic Monitoring ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Current Population ◽  
Prison Overcrowding

Prison overcrowding is a major problem in the Belgian criminal justice system, with almost 40% of the current population consisting of prisoners in remand custody. Driven by a goal of prison overcrowding prevention, electronic monitoring has been implemented nationally since 2000, but only as an alternative to the execution of the entire or a part of the prison sentence imposed. This article aims to report some final results of a recent research on the possible application of electronic monitoring as an alternative to pre-trial detention in Belgium.

scholarly journals The application of electronic monitoring systems in Romania: how and in what ways does electronic surveillance facilitate a convicted person s reintegration into society?

2018 ◽  
pp. 41-72
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR-ADRIAN COSTEA
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Policy Maker ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Electronic Monitoring ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Practice Models

This article identifies how electronic monitoring is defined and used in relation to the idea of reintegrating the convicted person into society. In the Romanian context, the perspective using electronic monitoring has not yet generated debates and evaluations at the academic or policy-maker levels. The originality of this research lays in the elaboration of a project for the implementation of an electronic monitoring system in the Romanian criminal justice system in relation to the “good practice models” identified in the European context. We assign a central role to the economic, social and political consequences which (re)define the legal framework of the execution of custodial sentences. The research presents the measures and strategies that the Ministry of Justice should follow in order to implement its 2018-2024 Calendar for dealing with overcrowding and detention conditions.

scholarly journals Electronic monitoring and monitoring probation: The case of Ireland

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Moss
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Electronic Monitoring ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Current Article

Set against an environment of diverse reforms across the domestic criminal justice system, including new oversight arrangements, the current article considers how probation in Ireland has almost entirely escaped notice. A case for probation oversight is made on the basis of its caseload size but also a decade of unaccounted use of electronic monitoring (EM). Global EM use highlights questions about domestic probation standards, research and planning. Shortcomings within the legislative consultation process around the tool’s role, the lack of any evaluation of EM suppliers and increasing focus on data management to date also bolster a case for oversight of Irish probation. A principal issue within this set of challenges for probation is how EM might adjust traditional agency values. Overall, the contention is made that the assumed exceptionalism of Republic of Ireland’s criminal justice system, that which acts as a buffer to change, may no longer be valid.

scholarly journals RECONSTRUCTION OF CHILD CRIMINAL SANCTIONS IN PERSPECTIVE OF LAW NUMBER 11 THE YEAR 2012 CONCERNING JUSTICE CHILD CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BASED ON JUSTICE VALUES

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (18) ◽  
pp. 68-81
Author(s):  
Akhmad Munawar ◽  
Gunarto Gunarto ◽  
Anis Mashdurohatun ◽  
Sri Endah Wahyuningsih
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Law

Children who are in conflict with the law are seen to need to be given physical and spiritual protection. Bearing in mind, the Court's decision is more likely to impose imprisonment sanctions. The United Nations in several Congresses has criticized imprisonment sanctions, besides having the potential to cause stigmatization in children, it is also ineffective and does not create a deterrent effect. This study aims to examine and to analyze the implementation of Child Criminal sanctions in the perspective of Law Number 11-year 2012 concerning the Child Criminal Justice System, to analyze the factors that influence child criminal sanctions that are not yet fair. The research question is how the reconstruction of child-based criminal sanctions based on justice is. This research is included in non-doctrinal research (empirical). It used three theories, namely the theory of criminal purpose to analyze the first problem, the dignified justice theory to analyze the second problem and progressive legal theory to analyze the third problem. The results found that the implementation of sanctions Crime against a child in conflict with a law imposed by a prison sentence, the Judge in his consideration emphasizes juridical considerations so that the criminal sanctions imposed on the child are not in accordance with teleological theory as the purpose of punishment. Criminal sanctions against children have not brought justice, among others, because several articles in Law Number 11-year 2012 concerning the Child Criminal Justice System still have weaknesses. Reconstruction of Articles that hinder the realization of fair criminal sanctions, namely Article 7 paragraph (2) Article 32 paragraph (2), Article 71 paragraph (1) letter e, Article 79 paragraph (1) and Article 81 paragraph (1) of the Law Number 11 the year 2012 concerning the Child Criminal Justice System.

How Effective is Criminal Fine Enforcement in the Israeli Criminal Justice System?

1999 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomer Einat
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Prison System ◽  
Penal System ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Intermediate Sanctions ◽  
Penal Sanctions ◽  
Severity Of Punishment

Over-burdening of the prison system and serious reservations as to the usefulness of the prison sentence as a means of reducing crimes rates have led penologists and policymakers to seek ways to broaden the repertoire of criminal punishments available to the courts. In the search for effective and affordable sentencing policies, there has been increasing interest in the development and elaboration of intermediate sanctions as part of a menu of sentencing choices that match the severity of punishment to the seriousness of the crime.This trend is clearly reflected in the development of the penal system in Israel. In elaborating alternatives to imprisonment, an integrated model, incorporating welfare and rehabilitation considerations, has emerged. Nevertheless, Israeli judges have remarkably few sentencing alternatives at their disposal, and the penal sanctions available to them can be counted on the fingers of one hand, namely, imprisonment, suspended prison sentence, probation, community service, and the fine.

scholarly journals Pendekatan Keadilan Restoratif dalam Penanganan Tindak Pidana Pencurian yang Dilakukan oleh Anak

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1907
Author(s):  
Nurfa Caesarini Putri
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Criminal Offence ◽  
The Law ◽  
Justice Judgment

AbstractThis study aims to analize the tendency of judgment on the ruling court sentence in the case of a prison sentence which is considered still not based on restorative justice approaches as set in the Children's Criminal Justice system Act. This study discusses the imposition of prison criminal in children who commit criminal acts of theft. This research is considered important because the child's opportunities to grow and develop reasonably Despite committing a crime without being sentenced or affected in prisonization. Since the restorative justice conceptually contains the idea and principle of establishing mutual participation between children, victims, and community To complete a criminal offence. Encouraging children to be responsible for victims or the crime that have caused injuries or losses to victims, As well as establishing responsibility for not repeating any criminal deeds ever undertaken. The concept of restorative justice also puts criminal acts not primarily as a form of violation of the law, But rather as a violation by someone (a group of people) against a person.Keywords: Restorative Justice; Judgment On The Ruling Court; Crime.AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa kecenderungan pertimbangan Putusan Pengadilan dalam memutus pidana penjara yang dianggap masih belum berlandaskan dengan pendekatan keadilan restoratif sebagaimana diatur dalam Undang-Undang Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak. Penelitian ini membahas mengenai pengenaan pidana penjara pada anak yang melakukan tindak pidana pencurian. Penelitian ini dianggap penting karena peneliti melihat masih terbukanya peluang anak untuk tumbuh dan berkembang secara wajar walaupun telah melakukan suatu kejahatan tanpa harus dipidana maupun terkena dampak prisonisasi. Karena secara konseptual keadilan restoratif berisi gagasan dan prinsip yaitu membangun partisipasi bersama antara anak, korban, serta kelompok masyarakat untuk menyelesaikan suatu peristiwa atau tindak pidana. Mendorong anak bertanggung jawab terhadap korban atau peristiwa atau tindak pidana yang telah menimbulkan cedera atau kerugian terhadap korban, serta membangun tanggung jawab untuk tidak mengulang lagi perbuatan pidana yang pernah dilakukan. Konsep keadilan restoratif juga menempatkan peristiwa atau tindak pidana tidak terutama sebagai suatu bentuk pelanggaran hukum, melainkan sebagai pelanggaran oleh seseorang (sekelompok orang) terhadap orang (sekelompok orang). Kata Kunci: Keadilan Restoratif; Pertimbangan Putusan Pengadilan; Perbuatan Pidana.

scholarly journals Coping with a Limited Capacity to Punish

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
Jennifer M Miller ◽  
James W Golden
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Prison Population ◽  
The State ◽  
Previous Article ◽  
Limited Capacity ◽  
Prison Overcrowding ◽  
Prison Populations

This project replicated a study by Farnworth, Golden and Tester in 1991 to determine if alternate sentencing practices, such as charge reductions and probation, were being used to decrease prison populations and lessen the burden on the criminal justice system as a whole. The previous article sought to support earlier findings that asserted that prison overcrowding caused an increase in the use of charge reductions and felony convictions, but found this to be untrue [1]. They actually found decreased use of charge reductions during the decade under study even as the prison population continued to rise. The current study analyzed data during the period of 1990 to 1999 from Pulaski County, Arkansas in the context of Pontell’s [2] concept of “a limited capacity to punish.” The Arkansas data analyzed also demonstrated a decrease in charge reductions as the prison population for the state grew thus supporting the previous research on the topic.

scholarly journals PENGENAAN PIDANA DENDA YANG DAPAT DIKONVERSI DENGAN PIDANA KURUNGAN PADA PELAKU ANAK

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Emmilia Rusdiana
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Court Decision ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Criminal Sanction ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Criminal Punishment

ABSTRAKPutusan Nomor 29/Pid.Sus-Anak/2017/PN.Trg menjatuhkan pidana penjara dan denda, dengan ketentuan apabila tidak dibayar, diganti (konversi) dengan pidana kurungan dua bulan. Padahal Pasal 71 ayat (3) Undang-Undang Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak mensyaratkan pidana denda hanya dapat digantikan dengan pelatihan kerja. Permasalahannya adalah apakah sudah sesuai penjatuhan pidana denda yang dapat dikonversi dengan pidana kurungan dikaitkan dengan asas hukum pidana, asas, dan tujuan pemidanaan anak? Jenis penelitian adalah yuridis normatif. Hasil penelitian membuktikan pengenaan sanksi pada putusan hakim tidak sesuai dengan asas hukum pidana berupa legalitas, subsidiaritas, dan kesamaan. Putusan hakim juga tidak sesuai dengan asas pemidanaan anak terutama perampasan kemerdekaan dan pemidanaan sebagai upaya terakhir, asas penghindaran pembalasan serta asas kepentingan terbaik bagi anak. Putusan ini juga menunjukkan adanya tujuan pemidanaan anak sebagai pembalasan daripada perbaikan, dan orientasi pada tujuan pemidanaan pada anak lebih dikedepankan daripada sanksi pidana itu sendiri. Jadi pelatihan kerja lebih tepat dijadikan pilihan daripada pidana kurungan.Kata kunci: konversi pidana; asas pemidanaan anak; tujuan pemidanaan anak. ABSTRACT Decision Number 29/Pid.Sus-Anak/2017/PN.Trg has impose a prison sentence and a fine, with the provisions that if it is unpaid, it will be substituted with a twomonth confinement sentence. Article 71 paragraphs (3) the Criminal Justice System for Children requires that the substitution of criminal fine should be job training. The question is to determine wether the conversion of criminal fines with confinement is already in accordance with the principles of law, policies, and the purpose of criminal punishment for children. This type of research is normative juridical. The results of the study need to show that the imposition of sanctions on judges’ decision is not following the principles of criminal law in the form of legality, subsidiarity, and equality. The court decision is not under the policy of child punishment, especially deprivation of liberty and conviction as a last resort, the principle of avoidance of retaliation, and the principle of the best interests of children. This decision also shows that the purpose of punishing children in revenge rather than reparation, and orientation towards the goal of criminalization of children is more prioritized than criminal sanction itself, so job training is best suited as a choice rather than confinement sanction. Keywords: criminal conversion; principle of child criminalization; purpose of child criminalization.

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