Day Fines in Denmark
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Day Fines in Denmark. / Elholm, Thomas.
Day Fines in Europe : Assessing Income-Based Sanctions in Criminal Justice Systems. red. / Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko; Michael Faure. Cambridge University Press, 2021. s. 70-84.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Day Fines in Denmark
AU - Elholm, Thomas
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Day fines were introduced in 1939 as an alternative to short-term custodial sentences and to punish rich and poor equally hard. Thus, the daily unit must be fixed according the average daily earnings of the offender (taking account of living conditions, capital resources, family responsibilities etc.). The number of day fines must be fixed between 1 and 60, having regard to the seriousness of the offence. Day fines can be applied for violations of the Criminal Code only in court (no administrative day fines). Thus, day fines are relatively rare compared to the total number of fines, but used for a broad range of violations of the Criminal Code, including negligent manslaughter and assault. The Danish experience shows that there is a risk of the system not being applied in accordance with its purpose. In some cases, judges calculate the fine by determining first the over-all amount of the fine and therefrom deduct the number of day fines and the daily unit. There is no research on the level of acceptance of day fines among the general population. It has been proposed to abolish the system, but there has not been much public criticism for the last 20 years.
AB - Day fines were introduced in 1939 as an alternative to short-term custodial sentences and to punish rich and poor equally hard. Thus, the daily unit must be fixed according the average daily earnings of the offender (taking account of living conditions, capital resources, family responsibilities etc.). The number of day fines must be fixed between 1 and 60, having regard to the seriousness of the offence. Day fines can be applied for violations of the Criminal Code only in court (no administrative day fines). Thus, day fines are relatively rare compared to the total number of fines, but used for a broad range of violations of the Criminal Code, including negligent manslaughter and assault. The Danish experience shows that there is a risk of the system not being applied in accordance with its purpose. In some cases, judges calculate the fine by determining first the over-all amount of the fine and therefrom deduct the number of day fines and the daily unit. There is no research on the level of acceptance of day fines among the general population. It has been proposed to abolish the system, but there has not been much public criticism for the last 20 years.
U2 - 10.1017/9781108855020.005
DO - 10.1017/9781108855020.005
M3 - Book chapter
SP - 70
EP - 84
BT - Day Fines in Europe
A2 - Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Elena
A2 - Faure, Michael
PB - Cambridge University Press
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