The latest monograph on Day Fines in Europe, co-authored by two researchers from our Faculty, was published by Cambridge University Press

Two researches from our Faculty: Assoc. Prof. Sławomir Steinborn, D.Sc. (Head of the Department of Criminal Procedure Law and Forensics) and Dawid Marko, MA (assistant at this Department) are co-authors of the chapter („Day fines in Poland”) in the monograph: "Day Fines in Europe: Assessing Income-Based Sanctions in Criminal Justice Systems" (edited by Prof. Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko , Erasmus University Rotterdam and Prof. Michael Faure, Maastricht University), which has just been published by the Cambridge University Press. The monograph is a unique, first comprehensive study devoted to the theoretical analysis and review of the functioning of daily fines in Europe. Containing a number of recommendations and guidelines, as well as guidelines for further research, it is addressed to both practitioners and theoreticians of criminal law, as well as all those interested in the issue of fines.

From the publisher's description:

Day fines, as a pecuniary sanction, have a great potential to reduce inequality in the criminal sentencing system, as they impose the same relative punishment on all offenders irrespective of their income. Furthermore, with correct implementation, they can constitute an alternative sanction to the more repressive and not always efficient short-term prison sentences. Finally, by independently expressing in the sentence the severity and the income of the offender, day fines can increase uniformity and transparency of sentencing. Having this in mind, almost half of the European Union countries have adopted day fines in their criminal justice system. For the first time, this book makes their findings accessible to a wider international audience. Aimed at scholars, policy makers and criminal law practitioners, it provides an opportunity to learn about the theoretical advantages, the practical challenges, the successes and failures, and ways to improve.