NCJ Number
20487
Journal
CUADERNOS PANAMENOS DE CRIMINOLOGIA Volume: 1 Issue: 3-4 Dated: (1974-1975) Pages: 73-99
Date Published
1975
Length
27 pages
Annotation
OUTLINE AND BRIEF DISCUSSION OF 26 JUDICIAL AND LEGISLATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION USED IN COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING THEIR ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES.
Abstract
SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE CATEGORIES: PUNITIVE MEASURES, SECURITY OR SOCIAL DEFENSE (PREVENTION OR DETERRENCE) MEASURES, AND TREATMENT MEASURES. THE ALTERNATIVES DISCUSSED RANGE FROM WEEKEND DETENTION AND WORK RELEASE TO FINES, VICTIM COMPENSATION AND/OR RESTITUTION, JUDICIAL ADMONISHMENTS, HOUSE ARREST, AND CORRECTIVE SURGERY. --IN SPANISH