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Stavovi o kažnjavanju i percepcija učinkovitosti probacijskog sustava stručnjaka kaznenopravnog sustava

A penal attitude is a term used for attitudes about justification and the purpose of punishment. These specific attitudes are integral part of the sentencing theories in the criminal law. Criminal justice professionals’ penal attitudes have not attracted much interest of social scientists in Croatia. Penal attitudes of criminal justice professionals may reflect personal attitudes that may be (or not) aligned with officially declared crime policy. Significant departures of personal penal attitudes of criminal justice professionals from officially declared crime policy may result in inequality in the implementation of the criminal law and may affect effectiveness of criminal justice institutions in achieving declared mission and goals. Following De Keijser (2000) theoretical integrated model of penal attitudes, the purpose of this quantitative study is to get an insight into different perspectives on the purpose of punishment (deterrence, incapacitation, desert, moral balance, rehabilitation and restorative justice) and to test difference in these perspectives in relation to participants’ gender, institution of their employment, profession and age. In addition, we also wanted to assess the perception of Croatian probation system effectiveness. This study is a part of a broader study on cooperation between different stakeholders of the Croatian probation system. The sample (N=109) included probation officers, public prosecutors and judges who filled out online questionnaire in 2015. Results show that participants tend to be more favourable towards rehabilitation and less favourable toward desert. There are no difference regarding participants’ gender, institution of their employment, and age. There are some differences regarding participants’ profession. Effectiveness of the Croatian probation system is rated with medium grade.

stavovi, percepcija, kažnjavanje, probacijski sustav

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