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

Edited by Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko · Michael Faure
Cambridge University Press July 2021

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ISBN-13
9781108796439
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
July 2021
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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.

Table of Contents

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
13. Day Fines in Spain
Jesús Barquín Sanz
14. Day fines in Poland
Dawid M. Marko and Sławomir Steinborn
15. Day Fines in Croatia
Maja Munivrana Vajda
16. Day Fines in Switzerland
Martin Killias and Lorenz Biberstein
17. Day Fines in Czech Republic
Jiří Kindl and Jan Kupčík
18. Day Fines in Romania
Mihail Udroiu
19. Comparative Law and Economics Perspective on Day Fines
Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko and Michael Faure
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