Topic 5: Social Control and Criminal Justice / Courts and Sentencing and Penal Decision Making (Sentencing and Penal Decisionmaking WG)

Ester Blay Gil, University of Girona

Researcher's challenge or nightmare? Criminological prognosis in light of the results of court files research. - Katarzyna Witkowska-Rozpara, University of Warsaw, Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation (Department of Criminology and Criminal Policy), Center for Criminological Analysis

The role of the plea agreement in ensuring compliance with the reasonable term of the criminal process - Andrei Viorel Iugan, Bucharest Economic School, Faculty of Law

Is Sentencing Suggestion a Mere Suggestion? ——An Empirical Study on the Rigidness of Sentencing Suggestion in China - Jinruo Hu, China University of Political Science and Law

What Do We Communicate Through Punishment? The Critical Role of Perceived Punisher Motives in Making Punishment More Constructive - Melissa de Vel-Palumbo, Flinders University; Mathias Twardawski, LMU Munich; Mario Gollwitzer, LMU Munich

The role of interpreters in access to justice - Ester Blay Gil, University of Girona; Ignacio González Sanchez, University of Girona