INNOVATION IN CRIMINAL POLICY OF IMPOSING ALTERNATIVE SANCTIONS IN SLOVAK JUSTICE

Studying Discretion in the Processes that Generate Criminal Justice Sanctions

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Intuitions of Justice: Implications for Criminal Law and Justice Policy

Recent social science research suggests that many if not most judgments about criminal liability and punishment for serious wrongdoing are intuitional rather than reasoned. Further, such intuitions of justice are nuanced and widely shared, even though they concern matters that seem quite complex and subjective. While people may debate the source of these intuitions, it seems clear that, whateve...

TriaL aNd ErrOr: faiLurE aNd iNNOVaTiON iN CrimiNaL JuSTiCE rEfOrm

Criminal justice success stories — for example, the sustained reduction in crime in major U.S. cities during the past fifteen years — are poured over by officials from around the world in an effort to distill the lessons and replicate the accomplishments . Best practice manuals, providing protocols intended to guarantee success, are in abundant supply . At the same time, in the criminal justice...

Rehabilitating Criminal Justice Policy and Practice

For over 30 years, criminal justice policy has been dominated by a “get tough” approach to offenders. Increasing punitive measures have failed to reduce criminal recidivism and instead have led to a rapidly growing correctional system that has strained government budgets. The inability of reliance on official punishment to deter crime is understandable within the context of the psychology of hu...

Drug Policy, Criminal Justice and Mass Imprisonment