SENTENCING, CORRECTIONS AND SPECIAL TREATMENT SERVICES IN SWEDEN, DENMARK AND THE NETHERLANDS

• NCJ Number: 40165
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 193 pages
• Corporate Author: Hartford Institute of Criminal and Social Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BOOKLET OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS OF SWEDEN, DENMARK, AND THE NETHERLANDS, AND THE AREA OF EMPHASIS IN PENAL PHILOSOPHY.

Abstract

IN ALL THREE COUNTRIES THE EMPHASIS IS AWAY FROM DETENTION FOR NEARLY ALL CRIMES. PROBATION AND COMMUNITY ORIENTED CORRECTIONS ARE USED WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO JUVENILES. PRISON TERMS, WHEN GIVEN, ARE NORMALLY MUCH SHORTER THAN THOSE ORDERED IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THE SECOND PART OF THE BOOKLET, THE AUTHOR GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF A TREATMENT CENTER IN EACH COUNTRY, AND INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH THE STAFF OF THE INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR OUTLOOK....BS