Does time work its magic? The relationship between time in detention and risk of violence and aggression
In: Deviant behavior: an interdisciplinary journal, p. 1-12
ISSN: 1521-0456
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In: Deviant behavior: an interdisciplinary journal, p. 1-12
ISSN: 1521-0456
In: Politica Criminal, Volume 17 N°33
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In: Journal of family violence, Volume 39, Issue 3, p. 397-408
ISSN: 1573-2851
In: Journal of child custody: research, issues and practices, Volume 15, Issue 2, p. 116-135
ISSN: 1537-940X
In: Deviant behavior: an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 45, Issue 7, p. 1028-1046
ISSN: 1521-0456
In: Crime, law and social change: an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 80, Issue 4, p. 455-477
ISSN: 1573-0751
AbstractThis study examines judges' value judgments on their remarks during sentence pronouncements. We performed a content analysis of 93 sentence pronouncements from the 13 judges from a Portuguese criminal court. Within these discourses, 299 discourse units were codified as judges' value judgments, that is, personal contents beyond strict legal issues. From these 299, 107 were recommendations (comprehending advice to change, to not reoffend, to rethink life, and action instructions), and 192 were opinions about the individual, the society, and the judicial system. The existence of value judgments in sentence pronouncements carries important implications for the sentencing process. Namely, these value judgments allow the identification of judges' personal ideas, and issues particularly vulnerable for simplistic reasonings, as well as subjective considerations. This identification and the discussion on the powerful role of language in the context of sentencing are key features to strengthen judges' training and, consequently, to improve the implementation of penal justice.