Factors Influencing the Choice of Substitute Disciplinary Actions of the Victims

• Main Authors: Huan-Chao Chang, 張煥招
• Other Authors: 曾曉萍
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/rjnks9

碩士 === 健行科技大學 === 財務金融系碩士班 === 106 === Since the amendment of criminal law in 2006, through several news events revealing, not only some certain crime recidivism but the harm to the society has not been curbed by the penalty. This study mainly discusses the factors affecting the short-term punishment inmates when choosing the prison imprisonment, the fine or the community service penalty. Sampling a prison in the northern Taiwan, there are a total of 404 respondents including inmates, inmates’ relatives and Judicial Correction officials. The data collection is through Internet and paper questionnaire. Narrative statistics and T-test and ANOVA on the analysis of independent samples are carried out to distinguish the respondents from different backgrounds in facing choices into prison, imprisonment fines or community service. According to the research results, the following conclusions are obtained. An inmate’s financial condition inflences the choice into convert imprisonment. The result being into the prison instead of convert imprisonment, indicates a fact that the better financial condition an inmate is in, the higher rate he/she will choose convert imprisonment. And upon that, the overload of prison is eased. However, an inmate’s financial condition shows no positive correlation to the recidivism rate. Therefore in the system aspect, the following suggestions are proposed: 1.A transparent and comprehensive criteria of the implementation of alternative penalty should be established. 2.A pre-assessment and follow-up counseling mechanism should be set up imitating the implementation of foreign alternative punishment. In the social aspect: 1. The promotion of the overall economic environment should be emphasized. 2. Inferior social label tagged should be curbed. In the aspect of the penalty implementation of correctional institutions: 1. The reduction of unnecessary business should be carried out. 2. The recruitment of correctional administrators should be practiced. 3. The number of professional counsellors in each institution should be increased. 4. Political interference should be excluded.