Review article
https://doi.org/10.31299/ksi.30.1.3
Implications for criminal sanction enforcement systems due to the aging phenomenon of the prison and probation population
Snježana Maloić
; Ministarstvo pravosuđa i uprave, Uprava za zatvorski sustav i probaciju
Abstract
The average life expectancy of people is increasing; hence the world's population is also growing older. The Croatian nation is among the oldest in Europe, with demographic projections suggesting that on the average, the population will continue aging. Simultaneously, with the aging of the general population, the phenomenon of an increase in the number of elderly people serving criminal sanctions is also present at the global level. This raises the question of the implications of this phenomenon for the systems designated for the execution of sanctions, but also of the efficiency with which these systems respond to this penological phenomenon. The main goal of this paper is to consider and explain the importance of the increased average age phenomenon of the prison and probation population for the systems which execute criminal sanctions. Therefore, the paper analyzes the characteristics and needs of elderly prisoners and probationers, the growing phenomenon of the aging prison and probation population, and the implications of this for the criminal justice system, while finally offering some key recommendations for the Croatian system. The paper also aims to stimulate scientific and professional interest on this issue in Croatia.
Keywords
prisoner; imprisonment; old age; probation
Hrčak ID:
279860
URI
Publication date:
29.6.2022.
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