Foreign nationals in the criminal justice system

Session Submission Type: Pre-arranged Panel

Abstract

In Western Europe, foreign nationals represent a large proportion of the prison population in several countries. This panel seeks to highlight some of the reasons that may explain this number, by examining how foreigners are treated in the criminal justice process. This panel will gain insight in penal decision making during the different phases of the criminal process, starting from the investigation phase including pretrial detention until sentence execution. Besides that, we will take a look at how these criminal justice decisions may affect residency decisions. The authors will present their research in relation to foreigners in criminal justice in Italy, France and Belgium, focusing on penal decision making, transfer of sentences and influences of migration law, with the intention of discussing similarities and differences, as well as possible solutions to overcome certain challenges.

Subtopic

• Topic 5: Social Control and Criminal Justice / Crime Control and the Immigration System

Chair

• Ellen Vandennieuwenhuysen, University of Antwerp

Individual Presentations

• Foreigners in pre-trial detention: Insights into the decision-making process - Ellen Vandennieuwenhuysen, University of Antwerp

• Degradation ceremonies and the boundaries of citizenship - Eleonora Di Molfetta, University of Milano-Bicocca

• The perspective of the application of FD909 in a sample of transferred prisoners and prison managers - Luisa Ravagnani, University of Brescia

• Double punishment? The revocation of a residence permit after a criminal conviction in Belgium - Lars Breuls, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

• Foreign nationals in criminal justice: French probation services perspectives - Daniel Danglades, French Minisitry of Justice - Prison and probation services