Day Fines in Europe - Assessing Income-Based Sanctions in Criminal Justice Systems (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2021
Editors:	Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko • Michael Faure
Dimensions:	227 x 151 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-79643-9
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > EU & European institutions
LSN:	1-108-79643-5
Barcode:	9781108796439

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