Almir Maljevic
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Criminal Justice Science, Faculty Member
... Davor Derenčinović is an Associate Professor of Criminal Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb. He is a former Fulbright post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul... more
... Davor Derenčinović is an Associate Professor of Criminal Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb. He is a former Fulbright post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina was internationally recognised on 6 April 1992 when it regained its independence within its administrative borders. The country is situated in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, and it is bordered by Serbia... more
Bosnia and Herzegovina was internationally recognised on 6 April 1992 when it regained its independence within its administrative borders. The country is situated in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, and it is bordered by Serbia and Montenegro to the east and southeast and the Republic Croatia to the north, west and south. Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total area of 51,209 km2, land area 51,197 km2 and 12.2 km2 of sea.
The use of community corrections continues to grow across the globe as alternatives to incarceration are sought. Little research attention, however, has been directed at correctional alternatives from a global orientation. The purpose of... more
The use of community corrections continues to grow across the globe as alternatives to incarceration are sought. Little research attention, however, has been directed at correctional alternatives from a global orientation. The purpose of this research study is to compare the way that a sample of criminal justice students from the United States (n = 118) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (n = 133) perceive electronic monitoring. Because electronic monitoring is a newer sentencing alternative and it is used differently in Bosnia and Herzegovina than it is in the United States, it is predicted that Bosnian students will view electronic monitoring differently than will students from the United States. This study finds that while students are largely supportive of electronic monitoring sentences, support is affected by offender type and student nationality. For example, Bosnian students are more supportive of electronic monitoring sentences for drug offenders while American students are more su...