Exercise 3 Read the text.

Non-custodial types of punishment

AccordingѝtoѝRuleѝ8.1ѝofѝtheѝTokyoѝRules,ѝtheѝjudicialѝauthorityѝshouldѝ takeѝintoѝconsiderationѝinѝmakingѝitsѝdecisionѝtheѝrehabilitativeѝneedsѝofѝ theѝoffender,ѝtheѝprotectionѝofѝsocietyѝandѝtheѝinterestsѝofѝtheѝvictim,ѝ whoѝshouldѝbeѝconsultedѝwheneverѝappropriate.ѝ

TheѝTokyoѝRulesѝlistѝaѝwideѝrangeѝofѝdispositionsѝotherѝthanѝimprisonmentѝthatѝcanѝbeѝimposedѝandѝhaveѝpunitiveѝcharacter:ѝ

(a)ѝVerbalѝsanctions,ѝsuchѝasѝadmonition,ѝreprimandѝandѝwarning;ѝ

(b)ѝConditionalѝdischarge;ѝ

(c)ѝStatusѝpenalties;ѝ

(d)ѝEconomicѝsanctionsѝandѝmonetaryѝpenalties,ѝsuchѝasѝfinesѝandѝdayѝfines;ѝ

(e)ѝConfiscationѝorѝanѝexpropriationѝorder;ѝ

(f)ѝRestitutionѝtoѝtheѝvictimѝorѝaѝcompensationѝorder;ѝ

(g)ѝSuspendedѝorѝdeferredѝsentence;ѝ

(h)ѝProbationѝandѝjudicialѝsupervision;ѝ

(i)ѝAѝcommunityѝserviceѝorder;ѝ

(j)ѝReferralѝtoѝanѝattendanceѝcentre;ѝ

(k)ѝHouseѝarrest;ѝ

(l)ѝSomeѝcombinationѝofѝtheѝmeasuresѝlistedѝabove.ѝ

Finesѝareѝusedѝwidely.ѝTheirѝdisadvantageѝisѝthatѝmanyѝpeopleѝcannotѝ affordѝtheѝfinesѝprescribedѝandѝmayѝthereforeѝbeѝimprisoned.ѝ

Inѝsomeѝcountriesѝinsteadѝofѝaѝfineѝtheѝcourtѝobligesѝtheѝconvictedѝoffenderѝtoѝpayѝaѝcertainѝamountѝofѝmoneyѝtoѝtheѝvictimѝasѝcompensation.ѝ

Theѝarrangementѝforѝtheѝconvictedѝoffenderѝtoѝcontinueѝtoѝliveѝinѝtheѝ communityѝunderѝtheѝsupervisionѝofѝaѝjudicialѝauthority,ѝprobationѝservice,ѝorѝotherѝsimilarѝbody.ѝItѝcanѝinvolveѝrequiringѝtheѝoffenderѝtoѝattendѝcertainѝcourses,ѝtherapyѝorѝtreatmentѝprograms.ѝ

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Exercise 4 Match the non-custodial types of punishment with their legal definitions

A)aѝpunishmentѝunderѝScotsѝlawѝwhenѝanѝoffenderѝhasѝbeenѝfoundѝ guiltyѝbutѝisѝneitherѝimprisonedѝnorѝfinedѝbutѝreceivesѝaѝverbalѝwarningѝandѝisѝafterwardsѝsetѝfree.ѝTheѝconvictionѝisѝstillѝrecordedѝ

B)aѝsentenceѝpassedѝbyѝaѝcourtѝwherebyѝtheѝdefendantѝisѝnotѝpunishedѝ providedѝheѝorѝsheѝcompliesѝwithѝcertainѝconditionsѝ

C)aѝsentenceѝgivenѝafterѝtheѝformalѝconvictionѝofѝaѝcrimeѝthatѝtheѝconvictedѝpersonѝisѝnotѝrequiredѝtoѝserve.ѝ

D)aѝsentenceѝwhichѝmayѝbeѝimposedѝbyѝaѝcourtѝinѝlieuѝofѝincarceration.ѝAѝcriminalѝhasѝbeenѝconvictedѝofѝaѝcrimeѝbutѝhasѝservedѝonlyѝ partѝofѝtheѝsentenceѝinѝjail,ѝorѝhasѝnotѝservedѝtimeѝatѝall.ѝAnѝoffenderѝ isѝorderedѝtoѝfollowѝcertainѝconditionsѝforthѝbyѝtheѝcourtѝ

E)aѝmeasureѝbyѝwhichѝaѝpersonѝisѝconfinedѝbyѝtheѝauthoritiesѝtoѝhisѝorѝ herѝresidence.ѝTravelѝisѝusuallyѝrestricted,ѝifѝallowedѝatѝall.ѝ

F)Thisѝorderѝrequiresѝyouѝtoѝdoѝunpaidѝworkѝinѝtheѝcommunityѝ

Exercise 5 Give legal definitions for other non-custodial types of punishment from the text.

Exercise 6 Answer the following questions.

1.Areѝjudgesѝencouragedѝtoѝimposeѝalternativeѝsentencesѝwhenѝtheseѝ areѝ availableѝ asѝanѝ option?ѝ Areѝ theyѝrequiredѝ toѝ explainѝ whyѝ theyѝ haveѝimposedѝaѝprisonѝsentence,ѝifѝanѝalternativeѝwasѝavailableѝforѝtheѝ offenceѝforѝwhichѝtheѝsentenceѝwasѝimposed?ѝ

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2.Doesѝtheѝfailureѝofѝaѝnon-custodialѝmeasureѝautomaticallyѝleadѝtoѝtheѝ impositionѝofѝaѝcustodialѝmeasure?ѝ

3.Whatѝareѝtheѝadvantagesѝandѝtheѝdisadvantagesѝofѝtheѝmeasures,ѝdescribedѝinѝtheѝtext?ѝ

Exercise 7 Translate this text into English.

Вѝмиреѝсуществуютѝдесяткиѝспособовѝуберечьѝчеловекаѝотѝтюрьмы.ѝЭтоѝ иѝусловноеѝпредупреждение,ѝкогдаѝемуѝзапрещаетсяѝпоявлятьсяѝвѝопре- деленномѝместе;ѝиѝотложенноеѝнаказаниеѝ—ѝчеловекуѝдаютѝвремя,ѝчто- быѝисправиться,ѝноѝпристальноѝзаѝнимѝнаблюдают;ѝиѝпоражениеѝвѝпра- вахѝ—ѝкѝпримеру,ѝвѝАнглииѝфутбольныхѝболельщиковѝнеѝвыпускаютѝнаѝ матчиѝвѝдругиеѝстраны;ѝиѝдаже,ѝтюрьмыѝ«отельного»ѝтипаѝ—ѝтудаѝосуж- денныйѝявляетсяѝтолькоѝнаѝночь.ѝВѝРоссииѝвыборѝнаказанийѝпокаѝневелик.ѝДаѝиѝсудьиѝзаѝдесяткиѝлетѝпрактикиѝпривыклиѝкѝтому,ѝчтоѝвыбираютѝлишьѝмеждуѝреальнымѝиѝусловнымѝнаказанием.ѝѝ

Reading

Before you read, answer these questions.

1.Doѝspecialѝprisonsѝforѝjuveniles,ѝwomen,ѝmentallyѝillѝpersons,ѝandѝ drugѝusersѝexistѝinѝRussia?ѝ

2.Areѝthereѝanyѝalternativesѝtoѝtheѝimprisonmentѝofѝtheseѝcategoriesѝofѝ offenders?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

Treating juveniles

TheѝUnitedѝNationsѝConventionѝonѝtheѝRightsѝofѝtheѝChildѝunderlinesѝ theѝurgencyѝforѝfindingѝalternativesѝtoѝtheѝimprisonmentѝofѝchildrenѝbyѝ providingѝthat:ѝ«Theѝarrest,ѝdetentionѝorѝimprisonmentѝofѝaѝchildѝshallѝ beѝinѝconformityѝwithѝtheѝlawѝandѝshallѝbeѝusedѝonlyѝasѝaѝmeasureѝofѝlastѝ resortѝandѝforѝtheѝshortestѝappropriateѝperiodѝofѝtime.»ѝ

Theѝessentialѝaimѝofѝtreatmentѝofѝeveryѝchildѝduringѝtheѝtrialѝandѝalsoѝifѝ foundѝguiltyѝofѝinfringingѝtheѝpenalѝlawѝshallѝbeѝhisѝorѝherѝreformation,ѝ re-integrationѝintoѝhisѝorѝherѝfamilyѝandѝsocialѝrehabilitation.ѝStrictlyѝ punitiveѝapproachesѝareѝnotѝappropriate.ѝInѝadultѝcases,ѝandѝpossiblyѝ alsoѝinѝcasesѝofѝsevereѝoffencesѝbyѝjuveniles,ѝretributiveѝsanctionsѝmightѝ beѝconsideredѝtoѝhaveѝsomeѝmerit,ѝinѝjuvenileѝcasesѝsuchѝconsiderationsѝ shouldѝbeѝoutweighedѝbyѝtheѝinterestѝofѝsafeguardingѝtheѝwell-beingѝandѝ theѝfutureѝofѝtheѝyoungѝperson.ѝ

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toѝunderlinesѝtheѝurgencyѝforѝ подчеркнутьѝнеобходимостьѝвѝ

Exercise 2 Find the pairs of synonyms.

a)ѝ imprisonment,ѝ penal,ѝ reformation,ѝ criminal,ѝ severe,ѝ toѝ infringe,ѝ merit,ѝjail,ѝaim,ѝretributiveѝ

b)ѝincarceration,ѝrehabilitation,ѝstrict,ѝtoѝviolate,ѝadvantage,ѝobjective,ѝ punitive,ѝgaolѝ

Exercise 3 Complete these sentences.

1.Thereѝisѝurgencyѝforѝfindingѝalternativesѝtoѝ______________.ѝ

2.Theѝ arrest,ѝ detentionѝ orѝ imprisonmentѝ ofѝ aѝ childѝ shallѝ beѝ usedѝ onlyѝ asѝ

__________.ѝ

3.Theѝessentialѝaimѝofѝtreatmentѝofѝeveryѝchildѝguiltyѝofѝinfringingѝtheѝ penalѝlawѝshallѝbeѝ__________.ѝ

4.Theѝ interestѝ ofѝ safeguardingѝ theѝ well-beingѝ andѝ theѝ futureѝ ofѝ theѝ youngѝpersonѝmustѝoutweighѝ___________.ѝ

5.Strictlyѝpunitiveѝapproachesѝareѝ_________________.ѝ

Exercise 4 Answer and debate these questions.

1.Whatѝageѝofѝpunitiveѝresponsibilityѝdoѝchildrenѝhave?ѝDoesѝitѝdependѝ onѝaѝtypeѝofѝcase?ѝ

2.Doesѝtheѝlawѝgrantѝtheѝpolice,ѝprosecutionѝorѝotherѝagenciesѝdealingѝ withѝtheѝcasesѝofѝchildrenѝhaveѝdiscretionѝtoѝdisposeѝofѝcertainѝtypesѝ ofѝcases,ѝwithoutѝhavingѝtoѝresortѝtoѝformalѝhearings?ѝѝ

3.Doesѝpenalѝlegislationѝmakeѝspecialѝprovisionsѝforѝjuvenilesѝexpandingѝtheѝpossibilitiesѝofѝalternativeѝsentences?ѝWhatѝareѝtheseѝprovisions?ѝ

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