Differential treatment by citizenship within European criminal justice systems
The study examines differential treatment in criminal justice systems based on citizenship status. Unlike prior research which has primarily been conducted in the United States, this study focuses on a sample of 11 European countries. The results show that between 2009 and 2018, there was an increas...
| Authors: | ; ; |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2024
|
| In: |
Criminal justice studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 227–240 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Keywords: |
| Summary: | The study examines differential treatment in criminal justice systems based on citizenship status. Unlike prior research which has primarily been conducted in the United States, this study focuses on a sample of 11 European countries. The results show that between 2009 and 2018, there was an increase in non-citizen justice-involved persons (suspects, offenders, and prisoners) from foreign countries, compared to a decrease in justice-involved persons who were citizens. Similar results are found when examining European countries categorized by geoeconomic region (Eastern vs. Western areas), although the differences are more pronounced for Eastern countries. The results show that there are statistically significant differences by citizenship in the way these individuals are treated by the criminal justice system. These findings suggest the possibility that citizenship influences decision-making at multiple stages of criminal justice processing. To address this social issue, the results of this study suggest some strategies for policy makers. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1478-6028 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1478601X.2024.2378606 |