Prison sentences: last resort or the default sanction?

This paper discusses the sentencing purposes for penal penalties, judges’ perceptions of sentencing purposes and prison sentences, and the effects of penal sanctions. We examine judges’ positions towards different penalties, with a focus on imprisonment, since their views on the different penalties...

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Main Author: Rodrigues, Andreia de Castro (Author)
Contributors: Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa ; Oliveira, Jorge Quintas de ; Sacau, Ana
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Psychology, crime & law
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Correctional effectiveness
Judges’ accounts
Penal sanctions
Prisons
Sentencing