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.
Sentencing guidelines across jurisdictions: a reflection on design, discretion, and misunderstanding
Last week’s sentencing forum brought together Julian Roberts, Johannes Kaspar and Sigrid van Wingerden, three speakers from England and Wales, Germany, and the Netherlands, respectively, to discuss sentencing guidelines across different jurisdictions. What made the...
Join us on our second Sentencing Forum
You are welcome to join us at our second forum, which will take place on Wednesday, 4 March from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM CET. This session will explore sentencing guidelines across jurisdictions, focusing on their design, use, and effects on judicial discretion,...
A sentencing analogy for emergence
The other day, during a bit of an introductory chit-chat with our team in one of our weekly meetings, the topic of quantum mechanics came up. It was shortly followed by the phenomenon of emergence in physics and chemistry and other sciences: that a complex system can...
Research Design
1st PHASE
Foundational Research
2nd PHASE
Development of Sentencing Typology
3rd PHASE
4th PHASE
Advanced Simulation
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Inštitut za kriminologijo
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