Probation and mediation service is an institution which has been gaining increasingly vital and important position in the field of criminal law. The service focuses on a very wide range of subjects and its activities aim not only to monitor but also to help. It realizes the execution of alternative sentences and also shows activity in pre-trial proceedings and in proceedings before the court decision. It cooperates with many different organizations, it is involved in many projects. For criminal justice it has become an essential and equal partner in dealing with the consequences of crimes committed by both adult offenders and juveniles. It contributes to the favourable development of the re-education of accused and convicted people, supervises proper execution of sentenced alternative punishments and the achievement of their purpose. It makes sure that the collective process was fulfilled to deal with all the adverse consequences of illegal acts of the offenders and that the victims utilize their legal rights and entitlements. Probation and mediation service provides a comprehensive view of both criminal activities and the personalities of offenders.

ALTERNATIVES TO UNCONDITIONAL IMPRISONMENT Pavlína Sýkorová My diploma thesis deals with alternative punishments which may be imposed as an alternative to imprisonment. The thesis is divided into six chapters. In the introduction of my thesis first I deal with general issues, I define the term and the purpose of punishment and I outline the concept of Restorative justice which presents the base of alternative approaches in the penal law. The second chapter describes the system and various forms of alternative sentences and criminal procedure alternatives (procedural diversions), their historical development in the Czech Republic since 1989 and the activity of international organisations in this domain, especially United Nations and The Council of Europe. In this chapter I also present the institution and characterise the activity of the Probation and Mediation Service which has an important role during the imposition and execution of some alternative punishments. The main attention in the thesis is concentrated on the chapters 3 to 6 which concern particular alternative forms of punishment in the valid and effective Czech legislation, their imposition and execution. Successively, I deal with conditional prison sentence, pecuniary punishment, community service and home arrest. Final subchapters of these...

My thesis deals with selected problems related to the criminal justice in the matter of youth. These problems mainly result from the fact that this is a specific group of offenders and that it is necessary to react to their unlawful activities and viewed them in a different way compared to the cases of adults. Therefore criminal law of young offenders resulted in the separate legal regulation which is contained in the Act no. 218/2003 Coll., on Judicial System in the Matter of Youth. I divide this thesis internally into six parts which have a logical sequence. The first part deals with terminology which occurs in the Act and differs from general adjudication which is stipulated by the Criminal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure. It is necessary to acquire different terms to get a good orientation in the given issues. The second part deals with restorative justice on which basis the act on judicial system in the matter of youth is built up. It is a restoring justice where no primary vengeance exists. Since we cannot say that there exists a stable definition of restorative justice, I mention mainly the principles which this concept is based on. Further, I make a passing comment about some institutes and provisions in which the principles of restorative justice are reflected. Next part describes...

This diploma thesis addresses the issues of victims of crimes in criminology. Object of this work is to describe the victim's status and rights, introduce the area of victimology to the reader together with related knowledge of this area, description of recent legislation pertaining victims with particular focus on Crime Victims Act. This diploma thesis is structured as following: Introduction, 10 chapters, systematically divided into subchapters, conclusion. First chapter deals with questions of victimology, it's evolution and subject matter. Second chapter explains the concept of victim of the crime, victimity and special types of victims, e.g. pseudo victim or multiple victim. Chapter three covers the area of victimization and it's characteristics. Debunking of famous victimological myths is also included in this chapter. Chapter four describes an influence of the crime on victim and how possible victimisation results in post-traumatic stress disorder. Chapter mentions which circumstances can deepen victimization and gives an account of syndromes of the victims. Next chapter presents specific victims. There are various victimological researches examined in chapter six and help for victims of crime is topic of the chapter seven. Chapter eight addresses prevention in victimology. Following chapter...

This Master's Thesis deals with the issue of crime victim in criminology. The aim of this work is to create an integrated document that presents a current victimological knowledge and to evaluate current law in this area in the (relatively new) Statute about crime victims and eventually to propose changes where convenient. Besides the introduction and the conclusion, the thesis consists of eight chapters, which are then further divided into relevant subsections. The first presents historical insight into the role of a victim in criminal proceedings. The second introduces victimology, a science about victims, which is usually perceived as a part of criminology. Further chapters of the thesis deals with main areas of victimology. It is biological and psychological characteristics of a victim in the third chapter and victimization process in chapter four, including the role of a victim in her victimization and a relationship between her and an offender. It also deals with the role of victims in criminal proceedings. The sixth chapter consider means of help provided to victims by both, lay persons and professionals, especially by a range of nongovernmental organisations, eg. Bílý kruh bezpečí. Another important issue is informing of the society and education of the public in order to prevent crimes in...

Settlement in Criminal Proceedings - Abstract The purpose of my thesis is to analyze specifically one type of diversion in criminal proceedings - settlement. Part of this thesis also explains alternative measures and diversions in general. The reason for my research is finding that settlement in criminal proceedings has currently limited use, for example in comparison with conditional suspension of criminal prosecution. For this reason, the thesis attempts to identify reasons for this limited use of settlement and submits proposals of regulation that would increase number of settlements. Further goal of the paper is the attempt to define the role of the settlement in the Czech Criminal Law, the evolution of this diversion, the benefit of this diversion and also the problems of current legislation. The thesis is composed of five chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of diversions, especially the settlement. Chapter One is introductory and is dedicated to alternative measures and general topics, such as principles of restorative justice and its historical development. Chapter Two examines diversions in criminal proceedings and takes care of specific aspects of this legislation. The rest of the thesis explores settlement. Chapter Three investigates the fundamental characteristics of settlement....

The topic of this thesis is conditional discontinuance of criminal prosecution. This institute is one of the alternative ways of handling the criminal case, which are collectively called diversions. Their theoretical basis is a concept called restorative justice. Conditional discontinuance of criminal prosecution is an institute of criminal procedure that is a significant manifestation of the subsidiarity of criminal repression. This institute represents the provision of certain privileges to the accused that lie in the fact that the criminal proceedings are not brought to its standard end in exchange for reimbursing the relationship with the victim, disturbed by the criminal offence. The thesis is divided into six chapters, which seek to render the chosen theme as well as its broader context. At thebeginning, attention is paid to the concept of restorative justice and the concept of diversions. The main part of this thesis is in the third chapter and is entirely exclusively devoted to conditional discontinuance of criminal prosecution. Author's goal is to cover all aspects of this concept and its application. The following chapter is devoted to other types of diversions. Given the limited scope for this thesis,this attention is however only marginal.. Within the penultimate chapter, the thorough...

Alternatives to unconditional imprisonment Petr Horák The following thesis is concerned with alternatives to unconditional imprisonment. I have chosen this theme because I think it is very topical and frequently discussed issue not only among experts bud within the general public, too. These specific institutes of the criminal law enable quick, economical and effective solution of particular criminal cases with no need of using unconditional imprisonment. The main goal of this paper is to provide its reader with a summarizing overview about the existing alternatives in the present Czech criminal law , about their advantages and disadvantages, about the reasons which led to their implementation to our legal system and about another important related aspects. The introductory chapter of this text deals with the general issues of the purpose of sentencing and sanctions. It provides the basic information about the main principles of sentencing and the theories of sentencing which laid the foundation of contemporary system of criminal justice. The following chapter describes the beginnings of the development of alternative sentencing in Bohemia region. The restorative justice and its principals brought new ideas to criminal law during the second half of the 20th century. According to this original doctrine the...

This master`s thesis deals with the topic of agreement on guilt and punishment, which was introduced into Czech criminal procedure code in 2012. The agreement on guilt and punishment represents an alternative way of solving criminal cases. The agreement is entered into by the prosecutor and the accused, while taking into account the interests of the injured party. A precondition of the conclusion of an agreement on guilt and punishment is the declaration of the accused that they committed the act for which they are prosecuted. The prosecutor proposes the adequate punishment for the act committed and the final version of the agreement has to be approved by the court. For the accused, this procedure means a mitigation of the sentence in exchange for a declaration of committing an act. An advantage for the law enforcement authorities is shorter and simplified criminal procedure. Other benefits of the conclusion of the agreement on guilt and punishment are the cost savings and the protection of injured parties. The institute of agreement on guilt and punishment has its origin in the Anglo-American legal system where it is one of the pillars of the criminal process. In the Czech context, however, it is a foreign and controversial institute, which is subject to strong criticism mainly by legal theorists....

Resumé The study relates to the alternatives to unconditional sentence of imprisonment. The purpose of the study is to focus on the advantages and disadvantages of the alternative punishments and to discribe the application of chosen sentences in practise. The first part of my study is the introductory and defines basic terminology and institutes related to the topic. The second part looks at individual alternative punishments, coditions of their imposing and service of the sentences. The study is composed of six chapters. Chapter One explains the term punishment . It is subdivided into three parts. Part One defines the purpose of the punishment. Part Two briefly compares the absolute and the relative theory of the punishment and Part Three describes the principles of imposing the punishments. Chapter Two provides starting points of imposing the alternative punishments. This chapter consists of three parts. Part One is concerned with the restorative justice. Part Two explores the institutes of probation and mediation and Part Threee shows the advantages of the alternatives to unconditional sentence of imprisonment. Chapter Three deals with the alternative punishments. It is subdivided into four parts. Part One describes historical development of the alternative punishments. Part Two analyzes the aplication...