Egli Anthonioz, Nicole

2018-5-14, Egli Anthonioz, Nicole, Schweizer, Mark, Vuille, Joëlle, Kuhn, André

There are two main models of criminal prosecution in the western world. One tasks an independent magistrate (the examining judge) with the duty of conducting the investigation of a given case and transferring all evidence collected to the parties and the trial court. The other vests the prosecution with the task of conducting the investigation before representing the accusation in court. In 2011, a new code of criminal procedure entered into force in Switzerland, forcing most Swiss cantons to transition from the first model to the second. We investigate whether the change in the person conducting the investigation (from examining judge to prosecutor) could introduce or exacerbate bias against or in favor of the defendant. Through an empirical study carried out with students, we tried to determine whether this change might affect the fairness of the proceedings. We contend that the rights of the defense are better safeguarded in the first model than in the second, even if the contrast is not as stark as was initially predicted.

2011, Anthonioz, Alexandre, Egli Anthonioz, Nicole, Champod, Christophe, Neumann, Cédric, Puch-Solis, Roberto, Bromage-Griffiths, Andie

2009, Lucia, Sonia, Egli Anthonioz, Nicole, Killias, Martin, Aebi, Marcelo F.

2007, Neumann, C., Champod, C., Puch-Solis, R., Egli Anthonioz, Nicole, Anthonioz, A., Bromage-Griffiths, A.

2014-1-7, Egli Anthonioz, Nicole, Champod, C.

2010, Egli Anthonioz, Nicole, Vettenburg, Nicole, Savoie, Josée, Lucia, Sonia, Gavray, Claire, Zeman, Klarka

Three countries with different sociodemographic characteristics and different school and criminal justice systems are compared using data from Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada with respect to juvenile delinquency as measured by the International Self-Reported Delinquency questionnaire (ISRD-2). Following a brief presentation of descriptive statistics of the different samples, multivariate analyses including basic variables such as gender, age, family composition, immigrant status, school attachment, victimisation, and family and peer relationships make up the core of this study. The contributions of these selected variables are then compared between the participating countries. Between these three countries we find similarities and differences in explaining self-reported property-related and violent delinquency. In the final part of the article, the implications of these findings are discussed.

2009, Egli Anthonioz, Nicole, Pina da Silva, M., Skovbo Christensen, P., Aebi, Marcelo F., Killias, Martin

2012, Egli Anthonioz, Nicole, Lucia, Sonia, Berchtold, André

2010, Lucia, Sonia, Egli Anthonioz, Nicole, Aebi, Marcelo F., Gatti, U.

2008, Anthonioz, Alexandre, Egli Anthonioz, Nicole, Champod, Christophe, Neumann, Cédric, Puch-Solis, Roberto, Bromage-Griffiths, Andie