Pre-trial detention and its over-use : evidence from ten countries / Catherine Heard, Helen Fair
Idioma: Inglês.País: Reino Unido.Publicação: London : Institute for crime & Justice Policy Research, 2019Descrição física: viii, 41 p. : il.; 30 cmAssunto: PRISÃO PREVENTIVA | COMPORTAMENTO CRIMINAL | POPULAÇÃO CRIMINAL | TIPOS DE CRIME | ESTATÍSTICAS, REINO UNIDO CDU: 343.8 Localização e Cota : 343.8HEA Resumo: Law and procedure play an important role in addressing the over-use of pre-trial detention but, in my view, what underlies the current pre-trial detention crisis is a fundamental disregard for the lives of some people – often the poorest, most marginalised and most vulnerable in society. As this fascinating global study demonstrates, this isn’t just an American problem. This disregard for human life underlies a global crisis: around three million people are in pre-trial detention around the world.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Law and procedure play an important role in addressing the over-use of pre-trial detention but, in my view, what underlies the current pre-trial detention crisis is a fundamental disregard for the lives of some people – often the poorest, most marginalised and most vulnerable in society. As this fascinating global study demonstrates, this isn’t just an American problem. This disregard for human life underlies a global crisis: around
three million people are in pre-trial detention around the world.
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