Journal article

The Bases and Evolution of Criminal Policy

Pages 103 to 111

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  • Robert, J.-H.
(2009). The Bases and Evolution of Criminal Policy. Pouvoirs, No 128(1), 103-111. https://doi.org/10.3917/pouv.128.0103.

  • Robert, Jacques-Henri.
« The Bases and Evolution of Criminal Policy ». Pouvoirs, 2009/1 No 128, 2009. p.103-111. CAIRN.INFO, droit.cairn.info/journal-pouvoirs-2009-1-page-103?lang=en.

  • ROBERT, Jacques-Henri,
2009. The Bases and Evolution of Criminal Policy. Pouvoirs, 2009/1 No 128, p.103-111. DOI : 10.3917/pouv.128.0103. URL : https://droit.cairn.info/journal-pouvoirs-2009-1-page-103?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/pouv.128.0103


English

The motivations behind criminal policy legislation are, on the one hand, a public opinion that requires increased security and, on the other, a scholarly doctrine concerned with the protection of human rights in front of the legal system and the penitentiary administration. The latter motivation is by far the strongest and most constant; the former inspires sporadic bouts of repression.

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