ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARD MINIMUM RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS

• NCJ Number: 6491
• Journal: International Review of Criminal Policy Issue: 26 Dated: (1968) Pages: 29-33
• Author(s): G E HENRIES
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: United Nations Publications
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United Nations

Annotation

REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT WITH CORPORAL PUNISHMENT AND FORCED LABOR SEEN AS PERHAPS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL.

Abstract

BAIL AND FINES AS ALTERNATIVES ARE INEFFECTUAL UNLESS PROVISION ARE MADE TO ELIMINATE ECONOMIC DISCRIMINATION. THE USE OF PROBATION, ESPECIALLY IN NONWESTERN NATIONS, IS CONSTRAINED BY THE LACK OF TRAINED PERSONNEL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES. VICTIM COMPENSATION, WHICH IS USED EXTENSIVELY IN NONWESTERN NATIONS, SEEKS TO SATISFY THE AGGRIEVED PERSON. THESE ALTERNATIVES, THE AUTHOR ARGUES, CAN MAKE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS' STANDARDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS MORE FEASIBLE.