ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF OFFENDERS IN SLOVAKIA INFLUENCED BY THE EU?

Peter Kristofik, Jaroslav Klatik and Peter Mihok
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Peter Kristofik: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, The Faculty of Economics, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
Jaroslav Klatik: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, The Faculty of Economics, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
Peter Mihok: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, The Faculty of Economics, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic

Review of Socio - Economic Perspectives, 2018, vol. 3, issue 2, 67-80

Abstract: This paper summarizes the context and aims of electronic monitoring (EM) of offenders in Slovakia and explores related influences, particularly support from the EU. Building on the results of a significant investigation of Slovak language, sources, the paper briefly reviews both the optimistic and more skeptical expectations of Slovak academic authors on achieving the objective of increasing the number of house arrests sentences. The reported results of the authors` own research from Eurostat and the World Prison Brief databases, suggest that the political decision to introduce EM of offenders in Slovakia can be justified. The paper concludes by summarizing the role of EU structural funds in financing the introduction and implementation of this program. The paper builds on and briefly reviews the published output from the research project ‘Interdisciplinary approach to EM of accused and convicted persons in the Slovak environment (IAEMPS).

Keywords: electronic monitoring (EM); Slovakia; European Union; influence; cost effectiveness; IAEMPS project. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J18 K14 K33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19275/RSEP051

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