Transforming ‘Summary Justice’ Through Police-Led Prosecution and ‘Virtual Courts’ Is ‘Procedural Due Process’ Being Undermined?
Transforming ‘Summary Justice’ Through Police-Led Prosecution and ‘Virtual Courts’ Is ‘Procedural Due Process’ Being Undermined?
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通过警察主导的起诉和“虚拟法庭”转变“简易司法”是否会破坏“程序正当程序”？
DOI：
10.1093/bjc/azu077
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
J. Ward
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作者：
J. Ward
英格兰和威尔士的初级刑事法院的“即决”司法正在经历重大变革。总的来说，这符合创建一个现代化和更精简的系统的愿望。但是，刑事司法学者指出，“快速司法”不一定是公平司法，“程序性正当程序”可能会受到经济和速度目标的挑战。本文件集中讨论两个变革领域-警察在起诉决策中的作用扩大，以及引入“虚拟法庭”，被告通过视频链接从警察局到刑事法庭出庭。有人认为，这两个变化的问题的基本原则程序的正当程序。
The administration of ‘summary’ justice in the lower criminal courts in England and Wales is undergoing significant transformation. Broadly, this sits within the desire to create a modernised and more streamlined system. But, criminal justice scholars state ‘swift justice’ is not necessarily fair justice, and ‘procedural due process’ might be challenged by objectives of economics and speed. This paper centres on two areas of change - the expanded role of the police in prosecutorial decision-making, and the introduction of ‘virtual courts’ where accused defendants appear via video link from police stations to the criminal courts. It is argued these two alterations call into question fundamental principles of procedural due process.