RT Article
T1 The invisible victim in criminal policy
JF Bergen journal of criminal law & criminal justice
VO 9
IS 2
SP 8
OP 21
A1 Kainulainen, Heini
A2 Honkatukia, Päivi
A2 Niemi, Johanna
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1786200384
AB The ideology behind the Finnish criminal policy is described as humane and rational. In line with this policy, efforts are made to reduce the use of the criminal justice system to solve societal problems. One of the internationally celebrated landmarks of this policy is the success in keeping the imprisonment rate at a low level. , In this article we argue, that while this policy has been sensitive towards the needs of the offenders, it has failed to recognize the needs of victims, especially the vulnerabilities related to the victimisation of violence and sexual violence. International critical analyses on the appraisal of the victim rights have raised fears among the criminal policy planners in Finland and prevented analytical discussion. Furthermore, the reluctance to involve the victim perspective in the criminal political discussions is based on mistaken ideas of what the victims really want. In the article, we will consider how to strengthen the position of the victim without making the criminal policy more punitive in general.
K1 Procedural Justice
K1 Punitive
K1 Criminal Policy
K1 Vulnerability
K1 Victim
DO 10.15845/bjclcj.v9i2.3522