NCJ Number
26763
Date Published
1973
Length
143 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CRIMINAL RECORDS OF 1,088 PERSONS CONVICTED IN SWITZERLAND BETWEEN 1890 AND 1970 TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TYPE OF SENTENCE AND RECIDIVISM.
Abstract
PROVIDED IS A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SHORT-TERM IMPRISONMENT IN SWITZERLAND. COMPARED IS THE USE OF THIS SANCTION IN GERMANY INCLUDING THE RESULTS OF A SIMILAR STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE CORRELATION OF THE SANCTION WITH RECIDIVISM. --IN GERMAN