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.
Lost in court: What you hear when you don’t understand a word
In March, while on a research visit in Prague, Jakub Drapál was kind enough to take us to court. Luckily, this was literally, not figuratively. Despite studying sentencing for a living, a lot of my understanding is acquired through the mediated lens of court files and...
The Third Sentencing Forum is just around the corner
You are welcome to join us at our third forum, Talking to Sentencers, which will take place on Wednesday, 15 April from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM CET. Talking to Sentencers explores interviews and focus groups as ways of studying sentencing through the accounts of judges and...
Sentencing: The map and the territory
In the Sentrix project, we pursue an ambitious goal: to create a map of sentencing, to sketch a representation of a terrain far more intricate than it first appears. Sentencing is not a tidy territory; it is dense, uneven, and alive. It includes statutory rules,...
Research Design
1st PHASE
Foundational Research
2nd PHASE
Development of Sentencing Typology
3rd PHASE
4th PHASE
Advanced Simulation
Events
RESEARCH TEAM
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Inštitut za kriminologijo
Poljanski nasip 2
1000 Ljubljana
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