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19 total results foundAuthor: Iceland. Ministry of Welfare. Title: Male Violence against Women in Intimate Relationships in Iceland - Report of the Minister of Welfare (Excerpts) Summary: In 2006, the Icelandic government adopted an action plan for measures to combat violence against women in intimate relationships, based on the concept that violence against women affects everyone in society and will not be tolerated. The objective of the plan was to prevent violence against women, to enhance options for women that are subjected to violence and their children, and help men to cease violent behavior. In 2010 a report of the Minister of Welfare on measures under the government initiative regarding male violence against women in intimate relationships was published. The report is a result of a research project on violence in intimate relationships that was carried out in 2008 to 2010. Proposals for government measures and excerpt of the report follow. Details: Reykjavik, Iceland: Ministry of Welfare, 2012. 27p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 18, 2012 at http://eng.velferdarraduneyti.is/media/rit-og-skyrslur2012/Ofbeldi_gegn_konum_enska_feb_2012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Iceland Keywords: Domestic Violence Shelf Number: 124178 |
Author: Jensson, Arnar Title: Crime should not pay. Iceland and the International Developments of Criminal Assets Recovery Summary: This study concludes that present circumstances related to the collapse of the three largest Icelandic banks in fall of 2008 and the fact that around 90 criminal investigations are ongoing against many of their directors, managers and largest shareholders call for extraordinary measures to be implemented. The most powerful legal instrument to retrieve the vast sums allegedly transferred out of these banks before their collapse is non-conviction based confiscation under civil legal procedures. This modern instrument is the centrepiece of a new, progressive assets recovery model for Iceland, recommended in the final chapter of this paper. Globalization has not only abolished barriers of communication, opened up global markets and interconnected gateways but also birthed new criminal opportunities. With ever increasing profits, serious international crime has made it possible for the leaders to distance themselves from the actual criminal acts, rendering a conviction nearly unattainable. In recent years most state authorities and international organizations have realized that traditional approach of pursuing criminal sanctions against serious, international crime has failed because of the immense proceeds it generates. The new international approach has been called "proceeds of crime strategy" or "assets recovery strategy" where illegal revenues and assets of the alleged offenders are directly targeted. Iceland has been slow to react on these international developments. Comparison between measures taken in Iceland and EU, Ireland and Norway reveals that Iceland is far behind these countries. Firstly, Iceland has neither governmental nor law enforcement policy in this area, resulting in de-motivating effects through the administration and the law enforcement. Secondly, Icelandic authorities need to strengthen the legal framework considerably, both domestic legal provisions and cooperation agreements on mutual assistance and orders for seizures, freezing and confiscation of criminal assets. Thirdly, Iceland does not have a designated Assets Recovery Office as all neighbour states and fourthly, knowledge and experience within the law enforcement and judicial system of international assets recovery is scarce and fragmented. Details: The Haag: School of Social Sciences, University of Haskoli Islands, 2011. 100p. Source: Internet Resource: Thesis: Accessed November 9, 2015 at: http://skemman.is/stream/get/1946/10146/25325/1/MA_ritg_Arnar_Jensson_-_sept_2011.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Iceland Keywords: Asset Forfeiture Shelf Number: 137224 |
Author: Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology Title: When the Unforeseen in Seen: NSFK Workshop in Reykjavik, Iceland, December 3-5 2009 and January 3-5 2011 Summary: The report is a collection of papers presented in NSfK's workshops "When the unforeseen is seen", in Reykjavik, Iceland, December 3-5 2009 and January 3-5 2011. On its annual board meeting in March of 2009 in Reykjavik, the Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology (SRCC) decided to organize a workshop on topics related to crisis and society. What prompted this move by SRCC was the then recent banking collapse in Iceland, followed by a social turmoil and world-wide media attention. Reykjavik was felt to be an ideal location to host the workshop since many observers had pointed to Iceland as the first victim of the crisis in W-Europe, and the nation being worst hit. The title of the workshop When the Unforeseen is Seen captures the theme of the workshop. Did these turbulent events come as a surprise or could they somehow be foreseen? The content should not only address current events, but also take a look at historic events and social turning points during earlier time periods. Moreover, the scope should be broad, not only including Nordic nations, but also other European nations, if possible. Crime and justice related topics were understandably supposed to be central, but if participants wanted to explore other aspects related to crisis and society, they were free to do so. The workshop was held at the University of Iceland in December 3-5, 2009. A total of nine participants from all of the Nordic nations participated and gave a total of ten presentations, including a summary remark. On this meeting it was decided to meet again to elaborate further on the papers presented, if funds from SRCC allowed. After being granted a positive response from SRCC the second workshop was held in Reykjavik in January 3-5, 2011. A total of eight participants attended and gave nine presentations, including two new participants, but three from the first meeting were not present. Details: Reykjavik: The Research Council, 2011. 75p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 2, 2018 at: http://www.nsfk.org/Portals/0/Archive/1_When%20the%20unforeseen%20is%20seen.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Iceland Keywords: Crime Rates Shelf Number: 151158 |
Author: Yeoman, Kjartan Orn Title: Recividism among Icelandic Prison Inmates Released in 2009-2011 Summary: Countries that expect inmates to return to the community after serving their sentence in prison aim to reduce recidivism. The purpose of this study is to evaluate recidivism rates among inmates who are released from security prisons compared to prisoners released from halfway houses. The study consisted of 322 Icelandic male prisoners that were released back to the community in 2009-2011 after serving a sentence in Iceland and their progress followed up for a two year period. The results show that those who finished their sentence at a halfway house had lower recidivism rates than those who served all their sentence in prison. The mean age was lower among those who recidivated and there was a difference in recidivism rates between offence categories. There were no significant differences in recidivism rates with regard to the number of prior incarcerations. These results could therefore have implications for the Icelandic prison system and future research in the field of forensic psychology. Details: Reykjavik, Iceland: Reykjavik University, 2015. 17p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 21, 2019 at: https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/22519/1/Kjartan_Yeoman_BSc_thesis.pdf.pdf Year: 2015 Country: Iceland Keywords: Halfway Houses Shelf Number: 155947 |