RT Article
T1 A Matter of Balance: About the Abstract Goals of Imprisonment and Ambiguous Tasks of Dutch Prisons
JF The prison journal
VO 97
IS 3
SP 387
OP 407
A1 Molleman, T.
A2 van den Hurk, A. A.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1742425771
AB According to national and international inspectorates, considerable differences are found in the implementation of prison sentences within countries. This is not only problematic for the legal security of society and inmates, prison organizations themselves do not know exactly for what they are deemed responsible. Although key goals of imprisonment may be clear, complex ambiguities seem to be at work. We scrutinize the specific situation of the Dutch prison system to show how implementation differences can arise within a seemingly detailed regulatory framework. Furthermore, some international comparisons are provided as well as some directions to solve the ambiguities.
K1 Ambiguous sentencing goals
K1 Duty of reintegration
K1 Prison performance
DO 10.1177/0032885517705359