Strafflindring vid medverkan till utredning av annans brott – En effektiv metod för brottsbekämpning eller ett hot mot rättssäkerheten?
(2021) JURM02 20212Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- The report En stärkt rättsprocess och en ökad lagföring (SOU 2021:35), which was published on 25 May 2021, proposed that an arrangement which provides a possibility for the court, when sentencing, to take into consideration the fact that the accused has assisted in the investigation of serious criminality committed by another person should be introduced. The proposal strikes a balance between effective law enforcement and rule of law.
The purpose of the thesis is, from a perspective on rule of law, to conduct a critical review of the proposal to introduce an arrangement that allows for the possibility of mitigation of a sentence in exchange for information regarding crimes committed by another person. The essay is based on the... (More) - The report En stärkt rättsprocess och en ökad lagföring (SOU 2021:35), which was published on 25 May 2021, proposed that an arrangement which provides a possibility for the court, when sentencing, to take into consideration the fact that the accused has assisted in the investigation of serious criminality committed by another person should be introduced. The proposal strikes a balance between effective law enforcement and rule of law.
The purpose of the thesis is, from a perspective on rule of law, to conduct a critical review of the proposal to introduce an arrangement that allows for the possibility of mitigation of a sentence in exchange for information regarding crimes committed by another person. The essay is based on the perspective of the criminal suspect and the accused. Furthermore, the essay aims to analyse the function of the criminal process in relation to the proposed system. In this context, Herbert L. Packer’s dichotomy is the starting point. The dichotomy, which is based on two models of the function of the criminal process, serves as a theoretical framework and analysis tool.
In the essay, a comparative study is made of Denmark and Norway’s regulations regarding mitigation of a sentence in exchange for information regarding crimes committed by another person. In addition, a sociological qualitative method is used in the form of interviews with professional representatives from the Swedish judicial system.
The thesis shows that the proposed arrangement explicitly contravenes the sanction system’s basic principles of proportionality, equivalence and predictability. In addition, the proposed scheme risks circumscribing the presumption of innocence, the parties equality, the duty of objectivity and the adversarial principle. Finally, it is stated that mitigation of a sentence for assisting in investigation of a crime committed by another person can be an effective method of enforcement. In order for the system to have the desired effects and in addition to guarantee the individual rule of law, it is required, however, that the procedure is regulated in a predictable manner in the constitution. In this respect, the state investigation fails. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- I betänkandet En stärkt rättsprocess och en ökad lagföring (SOU 2021:35), vilket publicerades den 25 maj 2021, föreslogs att det borde införas en strafflindringsgrund avseende medverkan till utredning av annans brottslighet. Förslaget innebär en avvägning mellan å ena sidan effektiv brottsbekämpning och å andra sidan rättssäkerhet.
Syftet med uppsatsen är att, utifrån ett rättssäkerhetsperspektiv, genomföra en kritisk granskning av förslaget om att införa en ny strafflindringsgrund som avser medverkan till utredning av annans brottslighet. Uppsatsen utgår härvid från den misstänktes och den tilltalades perspektiv. I syftet ryms även en analys av straffprocessens funktion i förhållande till den föreslagna ordningen. I detta sammanhang... (More) - I betänkandet En stärkt rättsprocess och en ökad lagföring (SOU 2021:35), vilket publicerades den 25 maj 2021, föreslogs att det borde införas en strafflindringsgrund avseende medverkan till utredning av annans brottslighet. Förslaget innebär en avvägning mellan å ena sidan effektiv brottsbekämpning och å andra sidan rättssäkerhet.
Syftet med uppsatsen är att, utifrån ett rättssäkerhetsperspektiv, genomföra en kritisk granskning av förslaget om att införa en ny strafflindringsgrund som avser medverkan till utredning av annans brottslighet. Uppsatsen utgår härvid från den misstänktes och den tilltalades perspektiv. I syftet ryms även en analys av straffprocessens funktion i förhållande till den föreslagna ordningen. I detta sammanhang utgör Herbert L. Packers dikotomi utgångspunkten. Dikotomin, vilken baseras på två modeller om brottmålsprocessen, fungerar som teoretiskt ramverk och analysverktyg.
I uppsatsen görs en komparativ undersökning av Danmarks och Norges regelverk rörande strafflindring vid medverkan till utredning av annans brottslighet. Därtill används sociologisk kvalitativ metod i form av intervjuer med yrkesrepresentanter från det svenska rättsväsendet.
Uppsatsen visar att den föreslagna strafflindringsgrunden uttryckligen strider mot påföljdssystemets grundläggande principer om proportionalitet, ekvivalens och förutsebarhet. Därtill riskerar den föreslagna ordningen medföra att oskyldighetspresumtionen, parternas likställdhet, objektivitetsprincipen och kontradiktionsprincipen naggas i kanten. Slutligen konstateras att strafflindring vid medverkan till utredning av annans brottslighet kan vara en effektiv metod för brottsbekämpning. För att systemet ska få de önskade effekterna och därutöver garantera den enskildes rättssäkerhet krävs det emellertid att förfarandet på ett förutsebart sätt regleras i författning. I detta avseende misslyckas den statliga utredningen. (Less)
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- author
- Granborg, Amanda LU
- supervisor
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- Karol Nowak LU
- organization
- alternative title
- Mitigation of a sentence for assisting in investigation of a crime committed by another person – An effective method of law enforcement or a threat to the rule of law?
- course
- JURM02 20212
- year
- 2021
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- straffrätt, strafflindring, strafflindring vid utredningsmedverkan, kronvittne, kronvittnessystem
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9070572
- date added to LUP
- 2022-01-26 14:37:40
- date last changed
- 2022-01-26 14:37:40
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The purpose of the thesis is, from a perspective on rule of law, to conduct a critical review of the proposal to introduce an arrangement that allows for the possibility of mitigation of a sentence in exchange for information regarding crimes committed by another person. The essay is based on the perspective of the criminal suspect and the accused. Furthermore, the essay aims to analyse the function of the criminal process in relation to the proposed system. In this context, Herbert L. Packer’s dichotomy is the starting point. The dichotomy, which is based on two models of the function of the criminal process, serves as a theoretical framework and analysis tool.
In the essay, a comparative study is made of Denmark and Norway’s regulations regarding mitigation of a sentence in exchange for information regarding crimes committed by another person. In addition, a sociological qualitative method is used in the form of interviews with professional representatives from the Swedish judicial system.
The thesis shows that the proposed arrangement explicitly contravenes the sanction system’s basic principles of proportionality, equivalence and predictability. In addition, the proposed scheme risks circumscribing the presumption of innocence, the parties equality, the duty of objectivity and the adversarial principle. Finally, it is stated that mitigation of a sentence for assisting in investigation of a crime committed by another person can be an effective method of enforcement. In order for the system to have the desired effects and in addition to guarantee the individual rule of law, it is required, however, that the procedure is regulated in a predictable manner in the constitution. In this respect, the state investigation fails.}},
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