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Alternative punishments as institutes of criminal law in the Czech Republic, their meaning and use in praxis
Neužil, Zdeněk ; Bohuslav, Lukáš (advisor) ; Richter, Martin (referee)
Příloha k rigorózní práci "Abstract" Title: Alternative punishments in criminal law - purpose and use in praxis Topic: Criminal law Author: Mgr. Zdeněk Neužil Abstract This rigorous thesis deals with the topic of alternative punishments and their use within the penal system of criminal law. Alternative punishments are generally defined as punishments (criminal sanctions) that are alternatives to the custodial sentence (unconditional imprisonment) served in prison. The fundamental attribute of alternative punishments is therefore the fact that the application of alternative punishments does not involve the offender's removal from the society and their isolation in prison. The subject matter concerning alternative punishments within the domain of criminal law has garnered increasing significance in recent years. This surge in interest is attributed to the augmented focus on punitive measures, namely criminal sanctions, that do not necessitate immediate imprisonment. In fact, the main benefits of alternative punishments include the elimination of the negative effects related to imprisonment, the reduction of financial costs associated with imprisonment and supporting the use of prison capacities for offenders who commited the most serious crimes. The main objective of this rigorous thesis is to provide a...
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Alternative punishments
Soukupová, Zlata ; Jelínek, Jiří (advisor) ; Vokoun, Rudolf (referee)
The general aim of this work was to develop an analysis of current legislation Institutes of alternative sentences of imprisonment, to analyse their place in the Czech legal environment, to identify problems and to summarize the proposals de lege ferenda , which could be a compass or anticipated future solution of this problem . Unquestioned issues of criminal policy are a big increase in crime along with its new forms, overloading the courts, krescentní percentage of recidivist offenders. It should be stoic resist thinking; lax approach will be rewarded crisis imprisonment. Endless storage imprisonment as punishment universal and comfortable the whole situation is getting worse and dishonoring approach.
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House arrest punishment, its execution and control
Balík, Tomáš ; Tlapák Navrátilová, Jana (advisor) ; Tejnská, Katarína (referee)
House arrest punishment, its execution and control Abstract This diploma thesis deals with the punishment of house arrest as an alternative to imprisonment and its enforcement and control. Its main objective is a comprehensive analysis of the effective legislation. A sub-objective is to take a closer look at the control of the execution of the sentence of house arrest, to explain the essence of electronic monitoring and, among other things, to try to find out what has caused this punishment to be imposed relatively infrequently despite the active operation of the electronic monitoring system. Last but not least, the author attempts to evaluate the current legislation and present solutions to the identified problems. In addition, he provides insights into house arrest in selected foreign jurisdictions. The structure of the thesis is divided into six chapters, apart from the introduction and conclusion. First, some terms that are closely related to the punishment of house arrest are defined, namely the concept of punishment and its purpose, the system of punishment and alternative punishments. The next section provides a brief outlook on the history of house arrest sentencing and monitoring, with increased attention to the history of electronic monitoring. The next part thoroughly discusses the legal...
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Alternative punishments
Smolová, Veronika ; Krupička, Jiří (advisor) ; Bohuslav, Lukáš (referee)
Alternative punishments Abstract This careful study is devoted to the issue of imposing alternative punishments in the Czech criminal justice system, in particular the imposition of house arrest. The aim of this work is to analyze the imposition of proposed alternative punishments in the Czech Republic and also to describe the current state punishment system. When examining the sentence of house arrest, I focus mainly on the performance of its control (electronic monitoring). The work is divided into six separate chapters. The first chapter is a theoretical introduction to the given issue and in it I discuss the definition of punishment, its purpose, systematics and principles of its imposition. The second chapter analyzes the starting points of alternative punishment and the principle functions of restorative justice, probation and mediation. In the third chapter, I focus on the development of regulation in legal punishment in the Czech Republic, especially with regard to alternative punishments. I mainly analyze the legislation since the adoption of the Criminal Code of 2009, including subsequent amendments. In the fourth chapter, I pay attention to the statistical development of imposed sentences in the Czech Republic. I present the statistics of all persons sentenced to house arrest and other...
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Alternatives to unconditional sentence of imprisonment
Skoumalová, Barbora ; Šelleng, Dalibor (advisor) ; Krupička, Jiří (referee)
- 105 - THESIS TITLE, ABSTRACT AND KEYWORDS Alternatives to unconditional imprisonment This master thesis focuses on alternatives to unconditional imprisonment. The main objective of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive analysis of alternative sentences and the basis for their imposition. The thesis includes a detailed analysis of each alternative punishment, including its historical context, the specifics of its imposition, execution and supervision. In order to maintain the integrity of the topic, the first part offers an insight into punishment and defines the purpose of punishment in general. Attention is also paid to the description of unconditional imprisonment, which is necessary to further understand the concept of alternative sentences as well as to compare the pros and cons of different arrangements. The greatest emphasis in this thesis lies on providing a detailed analysis of alternatives to unconditional imprisonment that are capable of fully replacing the unconditional imprisonment. Specifically, these include suspended imprisonment, suspended imprisonment with supervision, house arrest, financial penalty and community service. However, attention is also paid to all other alternative punishments offered by the current Czech Penal Code. For the sake of completeness, the penalties that...
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Alternative sanctions in the Czech Republic.
Mrajcová, Simona ; Cejp, Martin (advisor) ; Vávra, Martin (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with alternative sanctions in the Czech Republic. It primarily focuses on the cooperation between relevant actors during the process of decision-making about the type of sanction, its execution and supervision, and also concentrates on possible changes of its use after the amendment of criminal law in 2010. To give a complex view on given issue, the thesis also shortly focuses on alternatives to sanctions and diversions of criminal proceedings. System of alternative sanctions is framed by criminal policy and criminal law of the Czech Republic and factors that have influence on functioning of the system are determined. Those factors are multinational structures (OSN, EU, Council of Europe), level of registered criminality, forms of criminality and public opinion. Despite the fact, that Czech criminal law contains quite wide enumeration of alternative sanctions, there are still opinions that they are not used enough and that imprisonment is still preferred and it causes overcrowding of prisons and it is burden for state budget. Judges and prosecutors advocate themselves and claim that the problem is not on their side but rather the conditions of alternative sanctions which are poorly regulated and so it discourages from their use. Also the non-conceptual attitude of criminal...
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House Arrest Punishment, Its Execution and Control
Sommer, Ivo ; Tlapák Navrátilová, Jana (advisor) ; Vanduchová, Marie (referee)
House Arrest Sentence, Its Execution and CHouse Arrest Sentence, Its Execution and CHouse Arrest Sentence, Its Execution and CHouse Arrest Sentence, Its Execution and Controlontrolontrolontrol House arrest is one of the new types of sentences brought by the new penal code, which came into force in 2010. This thesis should give a brief view on the matter of imposing, executing and control of the house arrest sentence in the Czech Republic. House arrest is a type of sentence when offender serves his sentence at home instead of prison. He or she must stay at home at night from 22.00 till 5.00 or in time determined by court and all the weekends and public holidays. It means that the sentenced person is able to perform his job or studies and take care of his/her family. Other reason for enacting the house arrest sentence is that the convicted person is not affected by the prison environment, which makes his return to normal life difficult or even impossible. Very important is also the financial matter of the sentence, because compared to imprisonment, the house arrest should save more than 2/3 of expenses. A court may impose house arrest when the criminal offence is punishable by the prison sentence in maximum duration of 5 years. The offender's explicit consent with the imposing of this sentence and other...
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Alternatives to unconditional imprisonment
Hrstka, Josef ; Tlapák Navrátilová, Jana (advisor) ; Říha, Jiří (referee)
Josef Hrstka: Alternatives to unconditional imprisonment Abstract The main purpose of this thesis called "Alternatives to unconditional imprisonment" lies in the evaluation of the current alternatives to unconditional imprisonment in the Czech penal law focusing mostly on the substantive aspects of alternative punishments in the narrower conception. Author tried to present proposals based on studying literature, laws, judicial decisions and comparison with foreign legislations, which could lead to improving Czech legal regulation in this area. The thesis is composed of 8 chapters. In the introductory chapter readers are informed about content of the thesis, purpose of the thesis and methods used. Next three chapters deal with topics related to the purpose and functions of punishment, the benefits of alternatives to imprisonment and factors, which counteract against the efforts to reduce prison population. Author deemed necessary to analyze purpose of punishment, before he examined specific alternatives. Author tried to show that some conception of the purpose of punishment supports the use of alternatives to imprisonment, but attention must be also paid to social and economic conditions of offenders. He pointed out that the economic advantages of alternatives must be taken only as a supportive argument not...
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Alternative sentencing and its comparison with other European Union countries
Soukupová, Zlata ; Jelínek, Jiří (advisor) ; Herczeg, Jiří (referee)
The main aim of my thesis is to develop an analysis of current legislation governing alternative sentences, their possibilities and limits comparing it with other European Union countries. The thesis also examines the proposals de lege ferenda that could be used as a benchmark and a guide for future amendments to the current regulation. The notion of alternative sentencing became a global trend in the last two to three decades; this is the result of, inter alia, of continuous increase in the number of inmates, prison overcrowding and congestion of the judicial apparatus. Crescent crime and new forms of crime (especially economic) hit the Czech Republic as a former socialist country in the post-revolutionary times, very assertive. The results of studies and language experts warn against lax approach in the form of increased storage imprisonment and criminal policy tightening. There is also talk about crisis imprisonment. It is clear that an unconditional sentence of imprisonment has its benefits, such as preventive effect, in my opinion, however, the left especially serious crime offenders and recidivist behavior: "Nesit summum malum dolor, malum certe est." Instead of intramural prison environment with significant social and deviant subculture find great potential in alternative prison sentences, which are...
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