IMPRISONMENT - WHERE - POSSIBILITIES FOR THE PLACEMENT OF OFFENDERS SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT IN PRISONS AND HOUSES OF DETENTION - NETHERLANDS

• NCJ Number: 31743
• Journal: BALANS Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 28-30
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: Gevangeniswezen
• Publication Format: Article
• Country: Netherlands
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

SUMMARY OF THE CONTENTS OF A BROCHURE TO BE PUBLISHED WHICH OUTLINES THE PRINCIPLES TO BE FOLLOWED IN DETERMINING THE PLACEMENT OF OFFENDERS SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS.

Abstract

THE THREE MAIN FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION ARE THE OFFENDER'S AGE, THE LENGTH OF HIS SENTENCE AND WHETHER OR NOT HE HAS BEEN IN DETENTION PENDING INVESTIGATION PRIOR TO TRIAL AND SENTENCING. DIAGRAMS ARE PROVIDED WHICH SHOW THE INSTITUTIONAL PLACEMENT OPTIONS OPEN, RESPECTIVELY FOR ADULTS (23 YEARS OR OLDER) WHO HAVE BEEN IN DETENTION PENDING INVESTIGATION, YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN DETENTION PENDING INVESTIGATION, AND ALL OTHER OFFENDERS. --IN DUTCH