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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Chapter 2
Authors : Gustave de Beaumont, Alexis de Tocqueville
Published in: On the Penitentiary System in the United States and its Application to France
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
Tocqueville and Beaumont conclude the main portion of their work by examining whether the American juvenile detention system, houses of refuge, could be used in France. In law, France has established houses of correction to contain offenders less than sixteen years old; in practice, these offenders are mixed in with older criminals. Tocqueville and Beaumont criticize the French system for corrupting young offenders and allowing parents to imprison their own children. They argue that France should adopt the discipline of American houses of refuge and give the director of houses of correction more administrative discretion over the duration of a child’s stay.