HOW MANY DETAINEES? THE RELATION BETWEEN PRE-TRIAL DETENTION AND JUDICIARY CONGESTION

Authors :: Antonio Henrique Graciano Suxberger
Source :: Revista Eletrônica de Direito Processual, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 120-142 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2021.
Abstract: Why Brazil presents high rates of pre-trial detention? The analysis of the numbers of pre-trial detention denotes the explication is not solely legal. The paper problematizes the relation between pre-trial detention and the length of criminal cases on first degree criminal courts until the judgment promoting comparison on imprisonment rates and judicial congestion in first instance. It asserts judicial congestion as a relevant factor to estimate pre-trial detention. Methodologically, the paper promotes legal-exploratory research and documental analysis – this, considering data available on imprisonment in Brazil.

Subjects :: prison arrests national data
judiciary congestion
reasonable length of trial
infopen
pre-trial detention
Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
K1-7720

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