NCJ Number
232086
Journal
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Dated: September 2010 Pages: 328-339
Date Published
September 2010
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This article examines the enforcement of confiscation orders.
Abstract
Financial penalties are the most widely used sentence in England and Wales, but present difficulties for enforcement. This article examines the enforcement of confiscation orders - a relatively poorly understood financial penalty. Drawing on interviews with actors in the confiscation order process this article examines the processes through which confiscation orders are enforced. It is argued that enforcement is the result of an interaction of factors which include the initial decision making of police officers, financial investigators and prosecutors; the accuracy of information about offenders' financial affairs; enforcement powers, intelligence and operational support; and, the behavior and attitudes of the offender. Notes and references (Published Abstract)