Physical (Surgical) Castration as Treatment of Male Sex Offenders?

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Physical (Surgical) Castration as Treatment of Male Sex Offenders?

Original language description

In February 2009, the Czech Republic was strongly criticized by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) for continuing to castrate male sex offenders. Despite this criticism, the Czech Republic has continued to carry out the procedure of physical (surgical) castration. According to the CPT, this procedure is a mutilating, irreversible intervention which cannot be considered as a medical necessity in the context of treating sex offenders. Reflecting on some of the aspects of the CPT?s criticism, the Czech Parliament passed new legislation in 2011 (Act no. 373/2011 Coll.) to set up stricter rules for the procedure of physical (surgical) castration. Czech authorities nevertheless remain convinced that this procedure remains useful for the treatment of sex offenders.

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AG - Legal sciences

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Monatsschrift fuer Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform

ISSN

0026-9301

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Volume of the periodical

97

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

40-47

UT code for WoS article

000334974600007

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