ITALY - REMARKS ON FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, JUVENILE CRIME AND LEGISLATION CONCERNING JUVENILES

• NCJ Number: 16291
• Author(s): G FENIZIA
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 229 pages
• Sale Source: Via Japelli 5, I-35100
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Country: Italy

Annotation

TEXT INTENDED FOR STUDENTS PREPARING TO BECOME SOCIAL WORKERS, GIVING HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND GENERAL THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE SUBJECTS.

Abstract

PART ONE PROVIDES DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS OF SUCH CONCEPTS AS CRIMINAL LAW, CRIME, PUNISHMENT, GUILT, AND OTHER RELATED CONCEPTS. NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES ARE PROVIDED, AND REFERENCES TO PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF ITALIAN LAW ARE INCLUDED. POSSIBILITIES FOR MITIGATION AND SUSPENSION OF SENTENCES - ESPECIALLY FOR JUVENILES AND FOR REJUVENATION EFFORTS ARE DESCRIBED AND DISCUSSED. PART TWO EXPLAINS WHY TRIALS ARE HELD, LISTS THE VARIOUS KINDS OF JUDGES IN ITALY AND THEIR FUNCTIONS, AND DESCRIBES THE THREE PHASES OF THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. PART THREE GOES INTO THE PROVISIONS OF ITALIAN LAW CONCERNED WITH DEALING WITH JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND ADOPTION. --IN ITALIAN