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BORSTAL TREATMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Administration
CONT

Although the offenders originally selected to undergo the Borstal treatment were those committed for a period of six months, it was recognized that this limit was experimental, and that thoroughly satisfactory results could only be obtained with sentences of at least a year's duration, so as to give the reforming agencies ample time to operate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
CONT

De surcroît, en 1952, le Ministère de l'Intérieur (Home Office) recommanda de durcir le régime Borstal qui n'était pas utilisé jusqu'à là comme prison.

Spanish

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