Aspects of penal policy in Africa, with special reference to Tanzania

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Title:	Aspects of penal policy in Africa, with special reference to Tanzania
Author:	Boehringer, G.H.
Year:	1971
Periodical:	Journal of African Law
Volume:	15
Issue:	2
Pages:	182-212
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	Africa Tanzania
Subject:	criminal law
Abstract:	Although this paper reviews some of the major aspects of current penal policy in Africa, the desirability of seeking new approaches to deal with deviants generally, and criminal offenders in particular, is emphasized. The discussed alternatives relate mainly to Tanzania. The paper treats of the kinds of deviant behaviour, the nature of the process by which the deviant is dealt with and the nature of the sanctions available in the following sections: 1. The developing penal systems of Africa - 2. Alternatives to imprisonment: within the prison system - 3. Alternatives to imprisonment: outside the criminal justice system - 4. Alternatives to imprisonment: within the criminal justice system (Special custodial institutions; Non-custodial alternatives) - 5. Concluding comments. Notes; Appendix A: Tanzania - A social control model, Appendix B with two statiatics concerning Tanzania. Résumé en français.