Day fines: A European comparison and Czech malpractice

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11220%2F18%3A10376283" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11220/18:10376283 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/94cjeYyNpXuaPEyymNe8/full" target="_blank" >http://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/94cjeYyNpXuaPEyymNe8/full</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477370817749178" target="_blank" >10.1177/1477370817749178</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Day fines: A European comparison and Czech malpractice

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Day fines are an expression of equality for rich and poor alike. Although the theoretical concept of day fines (also called unit or structured fines) has been thoroughly studied, there has not been any empirical study examining the link between the amount of one day fine and the wealth of an offender, to establish whether or not day fines in reality create equality between offenders with different levels of wealth. This paper reports a study conducted in the Czech Republic, which suggests that the concept of day fines does not function without a clear formula specifying how day fines should be calculated. A comparison of all states in Europe that use day fines indicates that only two states have such a formula. The other 20 states have no formula, and thus their propensity for misusing day fines may be high. Several other characteristics of day fines, such as the number of day fines issued and the conversion rate at which unpaid fines are transformed into days in prison, are also discussed.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Day fines: A European comparison and Czech malpractice

Popis výsledku anglicky

Day fines are an expression of equality for rich and poor alike. Although the theoretical concept of day fines (also called unit or structured fines) has been thoroughly studied, there has not been any empirical study examining the link between the amount of one day fine and the wealth of an offender, to establish whether or not day fines in reality create equality between offenders with different levels of wealth. This paper reports a study conducted in the Czech Republic, which suggests that the concept of day fines does not function without a clear formula specifying how day fines should be calculated. A comparison of all states in Europe that use day fines indicates that only two states have such a formula. The other 20 states have no formula, and thus their propensity for misusing day fines may be high. Several other characteristics of day fines, such as the number of day fines issued and the conversion rate at which unpaid fines are transformed into days in prison, are also discussed.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

European Journal of Criminology

ISSN

1477-3708

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

15

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

461-480

Kód UT WoS článku

000438064600005

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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