The politics of informality in criminal procedures

The tension between formality and informality is intrinsic to the implementation of criminal law. Criminal procedures in fact always happen on a continuum between formality and informality, where the different actors involved (police officers and other street-level bureaucrats, prosecutors, judges,...

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Main Author: Brodersen, Kei Hannah (Author)
Contributors: Capus, Nadja ; Rosset, Damian
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: International journal of law, crime and justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 74
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Keywords:
(in)formality
(in)formalization
Criminal Justice
Criminal Procedure
Policing
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Summary:The tension between formality and informality is intrinsic to the implementation of criminal law. Criminal procedures in fact always happen on a continuum between formality and informality, where the different actors involved (police officers and other street-level bureaucrats, prosecutors, judges, experts, defense lawyers, etc.) continuously perform and negotiate (in)formality. This special issue explores these "politics of (in)formality" in different criminal law settings and from different disciplinary perspectives. The different empirical contributions explore the continuum between formality and informality as well as practices of informalization in two different levels of the criminal justice system: police investigations and court proceedings.
ISSN:1756-0616
DOI:10.1016/j.ijlcj.2023.100612