RT Article
T1 Understanding Factors Related to Prolonged Trial of Detained Defendants in the Philippines
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 8
SP 2461
OP 2487
A1 Narag, Raymund E.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1588046737
AB Utilizing a combination of jail official data and qualitative data gathered through Focus Group Discussions and interviews with inmates, court actors, and jail officers, this article investigates the factors related to prolonged trial of detained defendants in the Philippines. Sensitizing concepts derived from Western literature are utilized to understand individual, court, and jail-level variations to prolonged detention. Results from official jail data show the magnitude and extent of the problem. The narrative data suggests the salience of organizational and cultural dynamics that lead to the delay of cases for detained defendants. Specifically, courts that are loosely coupled and subscribe to workgroup culture that condones leniency are more likely to be delayed. Implications to theory and policy are discussed.
K1 Case delay
K1 Pretrial detention
K1 Tight/loose coupling
K1 Court workgroup culture
K1 Philippine courts
K1 Philippinen
K1 Gerichtsverfahren
K1 Verzögerung
DO 10.1177/0306624X17736041