leidenlawblog

Tag

punishment

Blogs

Punishing foreign national prisoners: deportation instead of resocialisation?

An important aim of imprisonment is to prepare offenders for a successful return into society. But what if a prisoner’s lack of residence rights means he is not supposed to return to society at all?

Jelmer Brouwer • June 01, 2017

To plead or not to plead? Now Finns have to worry about it too

Plea bargaining was introduced in the Finnish criminal procedure in January 2015 to ease the burden on the courts. Considering the current sentencing practice in Finland, how does plea bargaining fit into the mix?

Karola Kolomainen • October 31, 2015