The trial of Anders Behring Breivik

[Kralizec]

As I said earlier, the Dutch have a system called "Terbeschikkingstelling van de Staat" (TBS), literally "Being put at the disposal of the state". It's a measure that is formally not a punitive, but a psychiatric sanction. In cases where a judge rules that the culprit is (partially) insane and therefore can't (entirely) be held acountable, he can order that the convict is placed in TBS. If there's also a prison sentence included (in cases where the insanity is held to only partially reduce the accountability), then he has to serve out that before being placed in TBS.

Having google-translated the wiki page on Forvaring, I'm not sure it's quite the same thing. According to the translation Forvaring applies to sane convicts.

[HoreTore]

It's not the same thing at all, no. Not even related.

What we have instead of your tbs, is simply forced psychiatric care(tvungen psykisk helsevern). That term translates very well, and everyone gets the gist of what it is. If I translate "forvaring" as containment, nobody would have a clue what it is. And containment really isn't a very good translation. Containment would translate as either "oppdemming" or "inngjerding" depending on the context.

Terms describing practices only occuring in one country shouldn't be translated IMO, one should just use the foreign word. Using the foreign word means that you will intantly know what is being talked about, instead of being muddled by other associations.

Like Laicité. One could translate it as "secularism", of course. But if I say Laicite, people will instantly know that I am talking about the specific state and church-relationship in France, instead of thinking of, for example, the secular norwegian or english state. Nor will I confuse the secularist policies of Norway or England into my perception of the french system.

[Fragony]

Sorry I had to http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/2099...in_tranen.html

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[Viking]

It's not the same thing at all, no. Not even related.

What we have instead of your tbs, is simply forced psychiatric care(tvungen psykisk helsevern). That term translates very well, and everyone gets the gist of what it is. If I translate "forvaring" as containment, nobody would have a clue what it is. And containment really isn't a very good translation. Containment would translate as either "oppdemming" or "inngjerding" depending on the context.

It is translated as permanent detention in this FAQ:

- What is the longest penalty?
The longest penalty is 21 years’ imprisonment – or permanent detention for 21 years. A sentence of permanent detention can be imposed if there is considerable danger of repetition. Permanent detention is not subject to any timeframe. However, the court always fixes a timeframe that may not exceed 21 years. When the timeframe expires the offender may be re-assessed. If the court concludes that there is still a danger of repetition the timeframe may be extended by up to five years at a time. There is no upper limit to the number of times that the court may extend the timeframe. In principle, a person that is sentenced to permanent detention can remain in prison for the rest of his or her life.
Only offenders that are of sound mind may be sentenced to permanent detention. Persons that were not of sound mind at the time of the crime may be sentenced to the special sanctions of involuntary commitment or compulsory mental healthcare.

the Norwegian word '"forvaring" does actually roughly translate to 'detention/custody' in non-legal terms, according to dictionaries.