Creativity and Conditional Sentencing (Creativiteit en Voorwaardelijke Sanctionering)

• NCJ Number: 187070
• Journal: Judicial Explorations (Het schemergebied van het straffen) Volume: 26 Issue: 4 Dated: 2000 Pages: 44-51
• Author(s): F. W. Bleichrodt
• Date Published: 2000
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Analysis
• Country: Netherlands
• Note: Article in Dutch, summary in English.

Annotation

This article considers creativity and conditional sentencing.

Abstract

The conditional sentence attempts to positively influence convicts’ behavior and to reduce imprisonment by substituting rules of behavior for incarceration. An important part of the conditional sentence is the possibility of tailoring conditions to the individual convict. The Dutch Minister of Justice proposes to limit the possible individualization of sanctioning. The article argues that regulation of the conditional sentence should be modernized. Notes, references