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Day Fines in Europe: Assessing Income-Based Sanctions in Criminal Justice Systems

Day Fines in Europe: Assessing Income-Based Sanctions in Criminal Justice Systems

Author: Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko; Michael Faure
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108490832

Published In: July 2021
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781108796439

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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.

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 Öberg

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 Győry

9. Day Fines in France - Bruno Deffains and Jean-Baptiste Thierry

10. Day Fines in Portugal - Maria Fernanda Palma and Helena Morão

11. Day (Unit) Fines in England and Wales - Valsamis Mitsilegas and Foivi Sofia Mouzakiti

12. Day Fines in Slovenia - Mitja Kovac