NCJ Number
131466
Journal
Revista Boliviana de Ciencias Penales Volume: 4 Issue: 6 Dated: (1988) Pages: 21-29
Date Published
1988
Length
9 pages
Annotation
The impact that the determination of sentence may have on the well-being of the family of the offender is reviewed. A particular case is detailed in which the offender's family suffered malnutrition, arthritis, and psychiatric disorders because of his incarceration.
Abstract
The article emphasizes the responsibility resting upon the judge who should take the family situation into account when sentencing an offender. The article implies that deficiencies in the legal system overlook the impact of co-occurring offender and family mental and physical factors. The offender genetic and environmental factors which may shape an offender's life should not be underestimated during sentencing. The Jung-Kent-Rozanov test showed no evidence that this particular offender had committed the crime for which he was to be tried and which had affected his family's well-being, thus an innocent man and his family may be the victims of the deficiencies of the judicial system in force in the country.