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Scientific recommendations Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Scientific recommendations based on the reading of the Member States' responses to the questionnaire on the Probation Framework Decision and personal involvement in probation research, practice and standard setting at national and European level
Dertig jaar strafuitvoering in België Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Resisting punitiveness in Europe? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Criminological literature of the last decade is rife with tales and
analyses of 'increased' or 'new' punitiveness in western countries
over the last 20 or 30 years. This article starts from the finding that
levels of punitiveness vary greatly between countries and are
correlated with welfare investments and political economy, different
democratic political structures leading to more or less populist
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analyses of 'increased' or 'new' punitiveness in western countries
over the last 20 or 30 years. This article starts from the finding that
levels of punitiveness vary greatly between countries and are
correlated with welfare investments and political economy, different
democratic political structures leading to more or less populist
...
Distinctive Features of European Penology and Penal Policy-Making Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In this chapter, Sonja Snacken and Dirk van Zyl Smit tackle the definitional issue head-on by pointing outthat even within Europe, definitions of 'penology' vary greatly. They proceed to argue that an understanding of European penology is better reached by focusing on the specific European institutional context: theexistence and roles of two pan-European organisations, the Council of Europe and the European Union, which are involved in ...
Human Rights and Imprisonment of Older Adults Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ten years Prison Act - ‘Back to Basics’ Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Met “Back to Basics” keert deze reflectietekst terug naar de essentie van wat met de wet van 12 januari 2005 beoogd werd. De basisfilosofie en basisprincipes zijn zowel van mensenrechtelijke als van penologische aard, maar zijn onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden.
Prisons en Europe. Pour une pénologie critique et humaniste Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cet ouvrage reflète les cours donnés à l'Université Catholique de Louvain en 2009 dans le cadre de la Chaire Francqui au titre belge 2008-2009. Il s'appuie sur le livre "Principles of European Prison Law and Policy. Penology and Human Rights" que Sonja Snacken a publié avec Dirk van Zyl Smit chez Oxford University Press (2009). L'ouvrage analyse et évalue les standards pénitentiaires européens par le biais d'une intégration des résultats de ...
Punishment, Legitimacy and the Role of the State: Reimagining More Moderate Penal Policies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Punishment is without doubt one of the most coercive forms of the exercise of state power. This exercise requires legitimation within a democratic constitutional state. 'Legitimacy' is a multidimensional concept though. Bottoms & Tankebe (2012) have further developed Beetham’s thinking through a dialogic approach to legitimacy in criminal justice, distinguishing audience legitimacy from power holder legitimacy. This article applies these ...
The Effects of Imprisonment Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Imprisonment has a range of effects. Most immediately imprisonment impacts on prisoners themselves. However, imprisonment also affects priosners' families and other members of their social network. More widely, the use of imprisonment affects society as a whole and interacts with the penal and social policies it chooses to adopt. This chapter focuses on the institutional effects of imprisonment as reflected in prisoner-staff relationships and ...