NCJ Number
28754
Date Published
1972
Length
103 pages
Annotation
PAPERS ON THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEORETICAL BASIS OF OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE JUDICIAL PROCESS IN THE FRENCH AND CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS.
Abstract
COMPARED ARE THEORIES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT AS THEY ARE CONCEIVED IN THE CONTEXTS OF THE CONTINENTAL LAW USED IN FRANCE AND THE ANGLO-SAXON LAW USED IN CANADA. THE DISCUSSIONS FOCUS ON CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE LEGAL SYSTEM BASED ON ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND THERAPY GOALS BASED ON SOCIAL SCIENCE CONSIDERATIONS. INCLUDED IS AN ARTICLE ON INDIVIDUALIZATION IN THE POLISH PENAL SYSTEM. --SECTIONS IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH