Day Fines in Europe Kantorowicz-Reznichenko Elena
Day Fines in Europe Kantorowicz-Reznichenko Elena Day fines, as a pecuniary sanction, have a great potential to reduce inequality in the criminal sentencing system, as they impose the same relative…
Specifikacia Day Fines in Europe Kantorowicz-Reznichenko Elena
Day Fines in Europe Kantorowicz-Reznichenko Elena
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. Finally, by independently expressing in the sentence the severity and the income of the offender, day fines can increase uniformity and transparency of sentencing. Furthermore, with correct implementation, they can constitute an alternative sanction to the more repressive and not always efficient short-term prison sentences.
For the first time, this book makes their findings accessible to a wider international audience. Having this in mind, almost half of the European Union countries have adopted day fines in their criminal justice system. Aimed at scholars, policy makers and criminal law practitioners, it provides an opportunity to learn about the theoretical advantages, the