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Alternative house arrest in the Czech Republic and in England and Wales
Kábrtová, Barbora ; Vanduchová, Marie (advisor) ; Jelínek, Jiří (referee)
Home detention as an alternative sanction in the Czech Republic and in England and Wales This thesis mainly aims on describing certain type of punishment generally called home detention and it's different forms that it takes within the jurisdiction of England and Wales and the Czech Republic. The main purpose of this thesis is to provide overview of those variants of home detention alongside with description of requirements that need to be fulfilled so that the home detention may be imposed. This thesis also provide description of processes of execution of home detention and description of processes that are triggered when conditions of home detention are breached in both England and Wales and the Czech Republic. Comparison of Czech and English forms of home detention shall highlight deficiencies existing mainly in Czech legislation. This thesis is divided into four main chapters that deal with various issues relating to the main topic of this thesis. Meaning of the term of punishment is explained in the first chapter of this thesis, focusing mainly on purpose and function of punishment. Punishment is also explained from the historical point of view, providing overview of evolution of punishment throughout the years and explaining the rise of alternative sanctions. Special attention is given to...
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New Options of Social Inclusion and Prevention of Recurrence of Criminal Offenders
Dvořáková, Magdalena ; Arnoldová, Anna (advisor) ; Jelínek, Jiří (referee)
Trend of declining crime rates in recent years, on the other hand rising recidivism raises many questions for the existing criminal justice system. High return to prison gives the impression that the purpose of a sentence of custodial sentence lose at the beginning of the third millennium its meaning. The challenge not only for the state apparatus, but the whole society is more than ever becoming reintegration of offenders, which is a predictor of risk of recidivism. The aim of this thesis is therefore description and evaluation aspects of the process of social reintegration, taking into account current possibilities to prevent reoffending. Empirical part extends the intention of re-socialization efforts charting selection of innovative programs in social work with offenders. Theoretical material consists of key concepts weighing the Criminology and Penology, which is completed at the end of work formulating recommendations for social work with offenders as a possible guide changes in the life of each individual offender.
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Activities of the Probation and Madiation Service of alternative sentences
Konečný, Roman ; Cejp, Martin (advisor) ; Vávra, Martin (referee)
1 Abstract Thesis deals with the implementation of elements of restorative justice in the Czech criminal law, especially in the prison system. The work identifies and analyzes the basic problems of the Czech prison system and their impacts on public policies in the Czech Republic, especially overcrowding of jails, and the way, how the state, and especially through the Probation and Mediation Service, solves this problem. This work analyzes, how successful is the implementation of alternative punishments, what tools the state has to reducing the number of people in prisons and how to reduce overcrowding in jails. In the work I also identify the role of the Probation and Mediation Service in the issue of alternative sanctions. In the work I also suggest, how to solve these problems.
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Probation in system of criminal sanctions from the point of view of prevention of recidivm
Poláchová, Jana ; Válková, Helena (advisor) ; Matoušková, Andrea (referee)
The theme of my diploma thesis is the efficiency of the probation supervision of the system of justice. My aim is to inform wheather and in which way the probation supervision helps to reduce the risk of crime's relapse. This diploma thesis is divided into two parts. The first one is theoretical whereas the second one is practical. In the theoretical paragraph I explain the aims and reasons of probation supervision. The wide scope of taking advantages of this care is also mentioned. I describe all activities connected with the above. The pecularities of youngters's probation supervision are pointe dout, as well. Last but not least I inform about the course of the probation supervision and try to compare alternative sanctions to the imprisonment. A statistic survey of probation supervision in last few years makes a part of my thesis, too. The second part of my thesis is based on my practice in the centre of probation and mediation care. I mention the results of my research among the members of the working team in the above organisation and social worker's for youngsters and adults. I inform about their points of view of this care and connected probléme and thein cooperation. The next paragraph show the way of life of several clients of probation and mediation care. I inform about their situation, crime,...
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The opinions of law enforcement authorities to institute of the probation and mediation service in the Czech legal system
Kohoutková, Eva ; Cejp, Martin (advisor) ; Rozum, Jan (referee)
This thesis is concentrated on the detection and evaluation of views and experience of the institutions active in criminal procedure, namely the representatives of district courts, district prosecutions, municipal police departments of the Czech Republic and the Penitentiary of the Czech Republic. Furthermore, it deals with the position of the Probation and Mediation Service in the Czech legal system and its integration into criminal justice system. This domain is examined under three defined indicators: abbreviation of procedure, decrease of prison population and the impact of the social work implementation in justice on the offender resocialization. The investigated area was selected on the basis of study practices executed in the Probation and Mediation Service departments in Jablonec na Nisou and in Liberec, in the Prison Rýnovice and also partly by reading of expert essays, in which the results of researches concentrated on these areas are evaluated very contrarily. To achieve the objectives of the study was used a case study on probation centers in Jablonec nad Nisou and Liberec, the results were compared with a nationwide questionnaire survey.
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