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Thinking about electronic monitoring in the context of pre-trial detention in Belgium: a solution to prison overcrowding?

Authors :
Maes, Eric
Mine, Benjamin
De Man, Caroline
Van Brakel, Rosamunde
Source :
European Journal of Probation; 2012, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p3-22, 20p
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

Prison overcrowding is a major problem in the Belgian criminal justice system, with almost 40% of the current population consisting of prisoners in remand custody. Driven by a goal of prison overcrowding prevention, electronic monitoring has been implemented nationally since 2000, but only as an alternative to the execution of the entire or a part of the prison sentence imposed. This article aims to report some final results of a recent research on the possible application of electronic monitoring as an alternative to pre-trial detention in Belgium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20662203
Volume :
4
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
European Journal of Probation
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
91658325
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/206622031200400202