RT Article
T1 Probation system in Turkey: an analysis of a public policy formation using multiple streams framework
JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
VO 43
IS 4
SP 325
OP 340
A1 Akgul, Arif
A1 Akbas, Halil
A1 Kule, Ahmet
A2 Akbas, Halil
A2 Kule, Ahmet
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1754726038
AB Turkey initiated a major reform in its criminal justice system in 2005 and a probation system was officially created. This article analyses the probation policy formation, and development processes in Turkey using a multiple streams framework (MSF), as theorised by John Kingdon. Qualitative method is employed through archival records, governmental documents, and semi-structured interviews with key actors. Findings suggest that MSF explains the evolution of the probation system, which emerged in a critical time. However, although the probation system was set up to overcome the increasing prison population and alternative to incarceration, the number of prisoners and probationers have increased significantly. Today, Turkey has been ranked one of the largest prison population in the world. It is concluded that the penal policy has led to unintended consequences, and the penal system including probation practices has been dramatically politicised by the government.
K1 Criminal Justice
K1 multiple streams framework
K1 Penal Populism
K1 probation system
K1 Public Policy
K1 Turkey
DO 10.1080/01924036.2019.1578673