Criminal justice in a small Nordic country: The case of Iceland

• Main Author: Gunnlaugsson, Helgi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Danish
• Published: Dansk Kriminalistforening 2021
• Subjects: Prison policies; non-custodial sanctions; Scandinavian exceptionalism; recidivism; foreign prisoners; Fængselspolitik; ikke-frihedsberøvende straf; skandinavisk ekseptionalisme; recidiv; udenlandske fanger; Reykjavík; Penal; Stillet; Iceland
• Online Access: https://tidsskrift.dk/NTfK/article/view/125562

AbstractCrime concerns have deepened in Iceland in the new millennium. The number of criminal court decisions increased until 2013, when it temporarily levelled off before reaching a new peak in 2019. This development has put pressure on the prison system, as a long list of convicts awaiting complet...