Sanction / Sentence
Imposed consequence with execution lifecycle
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3 bundles · 3 layers · 5 findings · 11 questions
Imposition What was imposed, by whom and on what basis.
Imposed terms
The sanction type, terms and the decision it comes from.
Source decision
The sanction traces to a decision of a competent authority and its legal basis.
- Which decision imposed the sanction, and which authority issued it?
- Is the decision final or still open to appeal?
Sanction terms
Type, amount or duration, conditions and any suspension.
- What type of sanction was imposed, with which amount, duration or conditions?
- Is any part of the sanction suspended or conditional?
Execution How the sanction is carried out.
Execution lifecycle
Start, progress, modification and completion.
Execution status
Execution is tracked with its start, credits and current state.
- Has execution started, and on what date?
- Which credits, such as time already served or payments made, apply?
- Has the sanction been modified, remitted or converted?
Completion
The sanction ends by completion, pardon, amnesty or lapse.
- Has the sanction been completed, and how was that recorded?
- Did a pardon, amnesty or limitation period end it early?
Record consequences What remains on record after the sanction.
Record and rehabilitation
Entries in records and their removal over time.
Record entry
The sanction is entered in the relevant register with its retention and rehabilitation rules.
- In which register is the sanction recorded?
- When does the entry become spent or due for removal?
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- World Models
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- standalone-mm
- Navigation path
- NAV.SOC.POL.SAN
- Domain
- SOC.POL.SAN
- Industry
- Cross-industry
- Tags
- sanctionsentencesoc.pol.san
What it is Filled
A sanction or sentence is a consequence imposed on a person or organisation by a court or competent authority for a breach of law or rules, such as a prison term, fine, community service, licence suspension or disciplinary measure. The subject is the imposed consequence with its terms and its execution from start to completion; the decision that imposes it, the investigation before it and international restrictive measures against states or listed persons are separate subjects.
Why it exists Filled
Imposed consequence with execution lifecycle
Distinguishing features Filled
- It is the imposed consequence with an execution lifecycle, separate from the judgment or decision that imposes it.
- It applies to criminal, administrative and disciplinary breaches alike, each with its own authority.
- Distinct from enforcement action, which compels compliance rather than imposing a consequence for a past breach.
- Distinct from international restrictive measures, which target states, entities or listed persons by political decision.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Impose, increase, reduce or remit a sanction.
- Record a sanction before the decision is enforceable.
- Disclose a person's sanction beyond the access rules of the register.
- Keep a spent record visible after the rehabilitation date.
- Compute release or completion dates as final without official confirmation.
Only with a human decision
- Any change to the terms or execution of a sanction.
- Decisions on early release, conversion or remission.
- Confirming completion and record removal.
May
- Track execution status, payments and dates against the imposed terms.
- Remind the responsible body of upcoming deadlines and review dates.
- Produce anonymised statistics on sanctions by type and outcome.
Moral aspects Filled
- Sanctions restrict liberty, property or livelihood, so errors in terms or dates cause direct harm.
- Records of past sanctions can block rehabilitation long after the sanction ends.
- Sanctions should be proportionate and applied without discrimination.
Who is affected
- Sanctioned persons and organisations
- Victims awaiting restitution
- Families of sanctioned persons
- Courts, prisons, probation and collection services
Owners Filled
Steward
The competent authority responsible for executing the sanction, such as a prison, probation or fine collection service.
Master systems
- Court case management system
- Criminal records register
- Prison and probation management system
- Fine collection system
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- WM-POL-021
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- A sanction is identified by the reference of the imposing decision together with the sanction's own record number in the executing authority's system.
- The sanctioned party resolves to a person or organisation record.
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
A sanction is a legal consequence with terms and dates, not a physical object with measurable properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- A sanction names the sanctioned party, the imposing decision, the type and the terms.
- Often confused with the judgment, with an enforcement order or with international restrictive measures.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Execution can be scheduled, tracked and closed against the imposed terms.
- Credits such as time served or payments can be applied.
- Record entries can be retained and removed under rehabilitation rules.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Wrong release or completion dates leading to unlawful detention or early release.
- Stale records that block rehabilitation.
- Disclosure of sanctions to employers or others without a legal basis.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Criminal records exchange in the manner of ECRIS between authorities.
- Notifications from courts to executing authorities.
- Statistical reporting on sanctions to national statistics offices.
Context of use required Filled
- Applies in criminal justice, administrative enforcement and professional discipline.
- Execution is governed by national law and international standards on the treatment of offenders.
Sources Filled
- United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the Nelson Mandela Rules (United Nations)
- United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures, the Tokyo Rules (United Nations)
- European Criminal Records Information System, ECRIS (European Union)
Open questions
- Planned model: boundary questions, research and every section remain to be written.
Machine files
Provenance
planned (registry candidate) · todo
Built from: models/runtime-index.json, ver-cy/world-models/card-supplements/wm-pol-022-sanction-sentence.json
Planned entry, hidden from the catalogue until researched.