Day fines in Europe : assessing income-based sanctions in criminal justice systems
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Day fines in Europe : assessing income-based sanctions in criminal justice systems
Cambridge University Press, 2021
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Day fines, as a pecuniary sanction, have a great potential to reduce inequality in the criminal sentencing system, as they impose the same relative punishment on all offenders irrespective of their income. Furthermore, with correct implementation, they can constitute an alternative sanction to the more repressive and not always efficient short-term prison sentences. Finally, by independently expressing in the sentence the severity and the income of the offender, day fines can increase uniformity and transparency of sentencing. Having this in mind, almost half of the European Union countries have adopted day fines in their criminal justice system. For the first time, this book makes their findings accessible to a wider international audience. Aimed at scholars, policy makers and criminal law practitioners, it provides an opportunity to learn about the theoretical advantages, the practical challenges, the successes and failures, and ways to improve.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko and Michael Faure
- 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Day Fines Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko
- 3. Day Fines in Finland Raimo Lahti
- 4. Day Fines in Sweden Jacob OEberg
- 5. Day Fines in Denmark Thomas Elholm
- 6. Day Fines in Germany Hans-Joerg Albrecht
- 7. Day Fines in Austria Christopher Kahl and Verena Weinberger
- 8. Day Fines in Hungary Csaba Gyory
- 9. Day Fines in France Bruno Deffains and Jean-Baptiste Thierry
- 10. Day Fines in Portugal Maria Fernanda Palma and Helena Morao
- 11. Day (Unit) Fines in England and Wales Valsamis Mitsilegas and Foivi Sofia Mouzakiti
- 12. Day Fines in Slovenia Mitja Kovac
- 13. Day Fines in Spain Jesus Barquin Sanz
- 14. Day fines in Poland Dawid M. Marko and Slawomir Steinborn
- 15. Day Fines in Croatia Maja Munivrana Vajda
- 16. Day Fines in Switzerland Martin Killias and Lorenz Biberstein
- 17. Day Fines in Czech Republic Jiri Kindl and Jan Kupcik
- 18. Day Fines in Romania Mihail Udroiu
- 19. Comparative Law and Economics Perspective on Day Fines Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko and Michael Faure.
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