NCJ Number
28711
Date Published
1974
Length
16 pages
Annotation
THE INCARCERATION RATE IN HOLLAND (MUCH LOWER THAN THE ENGLISH) STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT THE DUTCH ARE LESS PUNITIVE AND MORE TOLERANT THAN THE ENGLISH.
Abstract
THE STUDY TOUR REVEALED THAT THERE ARE FEWER ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION IN HOLLAND THAN IN ENGLAND: JUDGES ARE LESS LIKELY TO PRESCRIBE IMPRISONMENT FOR GEOGRAPHIC, HISTORIC, AND ATTITUDINAL REASONS.