NCJ Number
20010
Journal
Rassegna di Studi Penitenziari Volume: 22 Issue: 3 Dated: (MAY-JUNE 1972) Pages: 387-448
Date Published
1972
Length
62 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES AND EVALUATES PROBATION AND PAROLE AND ANALYZES THE POSSIBILITY OF THEIR INTRODUCTION IN ITALY.
Abstract
ITALY HAS SEVERAL FORMS OF SUSPENSION OF DETENTIVE SANCTIONS, BUT NO SYSTEMATICS, SUPERVISED PROGRAM COMPARABLE TO PROBATION. ONE OF THE ISSUES IN ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM IS WHETHER DECISIONS SHOULD BE MADE BY AN EXPERT, ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY, OR A JUDICIAL ONE. OTHER PROBLEMS OF COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN PROBATION AND THE ITALIAN PENAL SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED. FEATURES OF PROBATION AND PAROLE SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF THEIR POSSIBLE ADOPTION IN ITALY. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED. --IN ITALIAN