Criminal proceedings

17 important questions on Criminal proceedings

Do suspects in our rule of law have rights?


•Under the rule of law even suspects have rights. An important principle of the legalprotection of suspects is the so-calledpresumption of innocenceuntil the contrary is proven

What does the principle of legality guarantee?

thatnobody can be imprisoned without some form of trial.

Where are all proedural rules for all stages of the investigation and prosecution of criminl offences set down?

in the Code of Criminal Procedure (wetboek van Strfvordering)
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What is criminal procedures?

Every action of police officers, detectibes,  public prosecutors and judges are bound by these very strict rules and all of these rules together are called cirinal procedures.


•In the Netherlanfs, there are aboutsixphasesalong the route from the detection of a crime to the moment the prison door closes. What are they??


–The arrest.
–The investigationunder the supervision of a Public Prosecutor.
–The prosectuionby the Public Prosecution Service.
–The trial byone or more judges in a public hearing.
–A possible appeal to a higher court. The implementation of the sentence

When is someone a suspect?/


•Someone is a suspect ifthere is a reasonablesuspicionthat he has committed a crime or offence.

What can the police do with regards to arresting?


•The policecanstop a suspect andaskhimfor his particulars.
•The policecanalsoarrest suspects and take themto the police station forquestionning.

How does the police start their investigation?


•The police start theirinvestigationbygathering information.
–Interrogation.
•During the criminalinvestigation, the police are allowedtouseso-calledmeans of coercion (dwangmiddelen).

What does the police need to have if they want to use coercive methods or other means of investigaiton

special permission from the Public Prosecutor or eamining judge, because he fundaenal rights of individuals can be affected.

Who makes the finaldecision on whether or nottobring a case to trial and what is this called?.


prosecution monopoly •The Public Prosecutor, whorepresents the Public Prosecution Service, makes the finaldecision on whether or nottobring a case to trial.

What is a settlement

someone can agree to a fine

What happens if the Public Proseccutor decides to prosecute?

he sends the suspect a summons.

What is a summons

A letter that gives:

–States the date of the trial.
–Accusation. Charges

What might happen afterthe district court's cerdict?

either side can appeal to the Court of Appeal., case is tried all over again.

What is the very last chance to influence the verdict?


•The very last chance toinfluence the verdict is to make an appeal to the Court of Cassation or the Supreme Court.•The very last chance toinfluence the verdict is to make an appeal to the Court of Cassation or the Supreme Court. •The very last chance toinfluence the verdict is to make an appeal to the Court of Cassation or the Supreme Court.

By who is the prison sentence carried out?

A prison sentence is carried out by the executive power, in this case the Minister of Security andJustice

From what can ex-prisoners have support  with rehabilitation?

Probation Service (reclassering)

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