Suspended Prison Sentences

This book uncovers the controversies around the suspended prison sentence, its main aims and features, and the role that it occupies within the wider criminal justice context.

Jakub Drápal is Associate Professor at Charles University specialising in sentencing in continental Europe, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. He primarily uses quantitative and doctrinal methods to examine judicial discretion and promote principled sentencing – the central focus of his ERC-funded project Re-Constructing Sentencing.

Krzysztof Krajewski is Professor Emeritus at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, former Head of the Criminology Department at that university. He published on penal policy and sentencing issues, a.o. in Crime & Justice: A Review of Research , European Journal of Criminology , and European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research .

Milena Tripković is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Edinburgh. Milena’s current research concerns the relationship between punishment and belonging. Her notable publications include the book Punishment and Citizenship , as well as articles in journals such as the British Journal of Criminology , Punishment and Society, and Journal of Applied Philosophy .