SENTRIX
The act of sentencing is the most visible and the most important decision-making moment in the criminal justice process. It is an intersection between the power of the state and the freedom of the individual. It is influenced by a complex set of decision-making dynamics that we have not yet been able to fully explain and understand.
Italy’s new femicide offence: When sentencing becomes an easy substitute for understanding violence
A new offence, an old political reflex Italy has adopted a reform transforming femicide into a distinct offence in the penal code, with life imprisonment as the maximum penalty. On paper, it reads like a bold response to a social crisis. In reality, I see an old...
The Sentrix workshop on sentencing architecture successfully concluded
The three-day Sentrix Workshop on Sentencing Architecture, held from 12 to 14 November, concluded today in Bled, Slovenia, bringing together scholars and researchers to rethink how sentencing is understood. Set against the calm backdrop of Lake Bled, the workshop...
Legal decision-making architecture
The article, written by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mojca M. Plesničar, discusses the architecture of choice as a concept that is increasingly important in legal decision-making. Although behavioral economics research has long been based primarily on the decision-making of...
Research Design
1st PHASE
Foundational Research
2nd PHASE
Development of Sentencing Typology
3rd PHASE
4th PHASE
Advanced Simulation
Past events
Tuesday Meeting: Digitalized Descriptions of Criminal Behaviours Contained in Court Verdicts and Their Use in Sentencing Research: Vast Opportunities (and some dangers)
Tuesday Meeting: »AI for assisting judicial decision-making: challenges and opportunities«
Tuesday Meeting: »Pre-trial detention in Chile: Between Time Management and Standardisation«
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