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NCJ Number:	152318

Title:	Life Imprisonment

Corporate Author:	United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch United Nations Centre for Social Devel. and Humanitarian A

Date Published:	1994

Page Count:	26

Sponsoring Agency:	United Nations A-1400, Vienna, Austria

Sale Source:	United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch United Nations Centre for Social Devel. and Humanitarian Affairs P.O. Box 500 A-1400, Vienna, Austria

Type:	Survey

Language:	English

Country:	Austria

Annotation:	The Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders commissioned this report on the worldwide practice of life imprisonment.

Abstract:	The report examines the legal position vis-a-vis the rights and duties of prisoners serving life sentences. The effects of life imprisonment manifest themselves in both psychological and physical effects. The report discusses the treatment of life-sentence prisoners in terms of general considerations, specific treatment programs, and open conditions and contact with the outside world. Some factors related to the assessment of the suitability of prisoners for conditional release include procedures, risk evaluation, and public and political pressure. A separate chapter deals with prerelease and postrelease procedures. The report concludes with recommendations in the areas of training and treatment, staff, review procedures, release of prisoners, and research. 44 notes

Main Term(s):	Corrections

Index Term(s):	Life sentences; Multinational studies; United Nations (UN)



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