Penal System

Criminal Sentencing of Rape, Belorussia, 1961-74: A line graph depicting the percentage of criminal sentences given in Rostov Oblast for rape between 1961 and 1974 The graph above shows the annual percentage of sentences given for crimes surrounding rape. Rape was categorized as a violent and serious crime in the Soviet Union, and was one […]

Sentencing Policy For Murder, Rostov Oblast, 1961-63: Left: A line graph showing the percentage of sentences given to convicted first-degree murderers | Right: A line graph showing the absolute number of first-degree murders getting each sentence The graphs above show the percentage and absolute number of convicted murderers who received each sentence. The death penalty […]