TOWARDS A MODEL FOR ALTERNATIVE PUNISHMENTS IN THE PALESTINIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES

AUTHOR – ISSAM AL-ATRASH, DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY AND LAW, AL-ISTIQLAL UNIVERSITY, PALESTINE. EMAIL: ESAM_AL_ATRASH@YAHOO.COM ORCID: 0009-0000-5811-3399

BEST CITATION – ISSAM AL-ATRASH, TOWARDS A MODEL FOR ALTERNATIVE PUNISHMENTS IN THE PALESTINIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (1) OF 2025, PG. 514-522, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to identify a model of alternative punishments in the Palestinian criminal justice system in the light of international experiences, by identifying the nature of community surveillance, house arrest, quasi-freedom system, division of punishment, and postponement of the pronouncement of punishment, the researcher has used in his study the analytical approach and the comparative approach in order to reach a model of alternative punishments in the Palestinian criminal justice system in the light of international experiences, and the study has found the possibility of developing this model for alternative punishments in the Palestinian criminal justice system,  Accordingly, the study recommended the need for the Palestinian legislator to adopt the model of alternative penalties in the Palestinian criminal justice system by adding these forms to the Jordanian Penal Code No. 16 of 1960, which is applied in the West Bank, or singling out legislation for alternative penalties.

Keywords: Alternative punishments, criminal justice system, international experiences, model.