Criminal Justice Approach: Case Examples

• NCJ Number: 224458
• Journal: European Journal of Criminal Policy and Research Volume: 14 Issue: 2-3 Dated: August 2008 Pages: 123-132
• Author(s): Beatrix Elsner; Marcelo Aebi; Briuno Aubusson de Cavarlay; Gwladys Gillieron; Hakan Hakeri; Jorg-Martin Jehle; Martin Killias; Christopher Lewis; Julia Peters; Erika Roth; Paul Smit; Piotr Sobota; Ksenjia Turkovic; Marianne Wade; Josef Zila
• Date Published: August 2008
• Length: 10 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Netherlands
• Note: For related articles in this special issue see NCJ-224456-57, and NCJ-224459-72

Annotation

This article uses case examples for the description of the variety of criminal justice system reactions to specific offenses--a European comparative synopsis.

Abstract

The synoptical tables show the most likely handling of offense cases within the respective European criminal justice system, thereby giving a comparative overview of the different criminal justice approaches to the same offense cases. The main purpose of the case-examples was to present the systems studied comparatively in a less abstract way and to show the study results more tangibly. It may demonstrate the basic differences within and between the systems and illustrate the different procedural forms discussed in the study. Cases selected range in seriousness of offenses. It starts with a minor traffic offense and goes on with shoplifting broken down by the age of the offender and recidivism. On a higher level of seriousness bodily harm was chosen followed by ram-raiding and murder. This article presents a special form of a European comparative synopsis. Case examples were chosen ranging from administrative or minor (criminal) offenses to increasingly serious offenses and offenders. In this manner, it can be comparatively demonstrated how the criminal justice systems studied handle specific cases and whether they do so in a similar or different.