NCJ Number
41882
Journal
BULLETIN DE L'ADMINISTRATION PENITENTIAIRE Volume: 29 Issue: 5 Dated: (1975) Pages: 339-357
Date Published
1975
Length
19 pages
Annotation
IN THIS REPORT, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE BELGIAN PENITENTIARY ADMINISTRATION SURVEYS THE VARIOUS LAWS AND OTHER PROVISIONS IN THAT COUNTRY THAT PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE COURSES TO IMPRISONMENT.
Abstract
RANGING OVER SUCH MODALITIES AS THE USE OF SUSPENDED SENTENCES (WITH OR WITHOUT PROBATION), APPLICATION OF FINES, PARDONS, WEEKEND ARREST, SEMI-DETENTION AND CONDITIONAL RELEASE, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL NOTES THAT THESE ALTERNATIVES ARE NOT USED AS FREQUENTLY AS MIGHT BE FEASIBLE. HE PRESENTS STATISTICS TO SHOW THE RELATIVELY INFREQUENT USE OF THESE IN RECENT YEARS, EVEN IN CASES INVOLVING SENTENCES OF NO MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. --IN FRENCH....BDS