Usporedba kaznene politike u SAD-u i Hrvatskoj: sudbena politika i zatvorski sustav

master's thesis

• Title (english): A Comparison of Penal Policy in the USA and Croatia: Judicial Policy and the Prison System
• Author: Greta Roginić
• Mentor: Krešimir Petković (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Tema rada jest komparativna studija dviju kaznenih politika Hrvatske i SAD-a. Svrha ovog znanstvenog rada jest da opiše glavne značajke sudske politike i zatvorskog sustava u cilju utvrđivanja glavnih razlika između navedenih segmenata kaznenih politika dviju zemalja. Od metodologije su korištene kvalitativne metode prikupljanja i analize podataka. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su značajne razlike u istraživanim segmentima. SAD ima izrazito stroge i duge kazne. Zatvorski sustav je pretrpan te stvara velike troškove državi. Hrvatska ima u usporedbi s SAD-om blaže i kraće kazne. No, česte izmjene zakona i izrazito veliki broj neriješenih slučajeva rezultirale su nepovjerenjem prema hrvatskom pravosuđu. Hrvatska trenutno nema problem prenapučenosti zatvorskog sustava s obzirom na provođenje sve većeg broja alternativnih sankcija u zamjenu za kazne zatvora. Uočena je neučinkovitost kaznenih politika u pojedinim segmentima u oba slučaja.

Abstract (english)

The subject of this master's thesis is a comparison of two penal policies of - Croatia and the USA. The purpose of this paper is to describe the main segments of judicial policy and the prison system. The goal is to determine the differences between those two penal policy segments of the two countries. The methodology used in this paper are qualitative methods of collection and analysis of data. The results of this study shows strong differences in those segments. The USA has severe and long-term sentences. The prison system is overcrowded and it has caused big costs for the country. In comparison with the USA, Croatia has less severe and shorter sentences. However, frequent law changes and a large number of unsolved cases have resulted in distrust of the Croatian judiciary. Croatia currently does not have a problem with the overcrowded prison system. The number of alternative sanctions in exchange for imprisonment is being increased. The ineffectiveness of penal policies in some segments in both cases can be observed.

• Keywords: komparativna analiza; kaznena politika; politika sudova; zatvorski sustav
• Keywords (english): comparative study; penal policy; judicial policy; prison system
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:799090
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2020-01-08 11:01:19