Alternatieve straffen: zijn er grenzen aan de creativiteit?
Abstract
Alternative forms of punishment. Defining the limits to creativity - The search for alternative measures to replace imprisonment started in Belgium at the end of the 19th century. Especially short-term imprisonment was considered as a serious obstacle to re-socialization. The law of 31 May 1888 provided for the possibility of imposing suspended sentences, while that passed on 19 June 1964 introduced the probation system. The last decade has seen various initiatives to extend the range of possibilities for the public prosecutor, the examining magistrate and the judge to individualize penal measures and forms of punishment. There were bills to introduce community service. Various experiments in the field of mediation and transaction were started up. Recently the Minister of Justice introduced two bills concerning mediation and community service, not as penal measures but as modalities of probation.
How to Cite:
De Ruyver, B., (1994) “Alternatieve straffen: zijn er grenzen aan de creativiteit?”, Tijdschrift voor Sociale Wetenschappen 39(1), 26–54. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/tvsw.95160
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