RT Article
T1 Are immigrants and their descendants discriminated against in the Danish criminal justice system?
JF Journal of Scandinavian studies in criminology and crime prevention
VO 4
IS 2
SP 125
OP 142
A1 Holmberg, Lars
A2 Kyvsgaard, Britta
LA English
YR 2003
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1640103767
AB The study presents Danish data from 2000 showing disparities between persons with a Danish background and persons with a foreign background regarding their treatment in the criminal justice system. Persons with a foreign background are more likely to be arrested in relation to a charge, they are more likely to be remanded in custody without subsequently being convicted, and they are more likely not to be convicted when charged with an offence. Controlling for a number of factors regarding the suspect and the crime does not eliminate the disparities. A number of possible explanations are discussed
K1 Arrest
K1 Diskriminierung
K1 Dänemark
K1 Verurteilung
K1 Ethnische Minderheiten