Criminological Diagnosis in Spain (From Criminological Diagnosis - An International Perspective, P 275-297, 1983, Franco Ferracuti and Marvin E Wolfgang, ed. - See NCJ-90506)

• NCJ Number: 90518
• Author(s): J Martin-Canivell
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 23 pages
• Sale Source: Lexington Books
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study describes diagnostic practices in Spain's penal process, the diagnostic process for determining dangerousness, and major practices in the handling of juvenile delinquents.

Abstract

The section on criminological diagnosis for those over 16 years old considers the reporting of a crime and police discretionary responses. Diagnostic processing by the police to determine facts relevant to determining specific charges, such as the existence of intoxication, is described, followed by discussions of the investigation of offenses, trial and sentence, diagnostic processing at the outset of serving a sentence, and the classification and treatment of prisoners. In 1933, the Law of Vagrants and Corrupters was enacted, enumerating a series of nondelinquent behaviors considered to be socially dangerous and punishable by security measures imposed by the courts. Modifications of the earlier law were made in 1971. Behaviors covered include habitual drunkenness, reckless driving, and mental illness or deficiency in a person not undergoing treatment. In the processing of such persons, diagnosis is designed to determine the extent of their dangerousness. The diagnostic process and possible dispositions based on diagnosis are considered. An examination of the processing of minors under 16 years old considers juvenile court diagnostic steps and corrective measures that may be taken based upon the diagnostic information.