The ideal minority victim – Roma in Swedish criminal courts

Drizzling sympathy: Ideal victims and flows of sympathy in Swedish courts

“…Using Clark’s analytical framework, sympathy margins can be seen as being negotiated throughout the criminal legal process. Attributions of responsibility and blame are important aspects of the evaluation of the criminal offense and several studies have shown that victims’ status and cooperation influence all stages of the criminal justice process, from police investigations (Hawk and Dabney, 2014; Randall, 2004) to court proceedings (Nafstad, 2019; Rose et al, 2006). In exploring legal evaluations of victim narratives, Kusenbach and Loseke (2013: 26) refer to trials as ‘sympathy contests’ in which complainants seek to be perceived as moral persons worthy of receiving help from society.…”

Non-Penal Policy in Crime Prevention Through Moral/Educational/Religious Approach

“…According to Prof. Muladi, certain crime prevention strategies are often specific in nature, deviating from general penal law principles such as dealing with serious crimes such as criminal acts of corruption, terrorism, money laundering, serious human rights violations and others. [21] It has also been done by the Government of Rome (Italy), as there is a special regulatory model for crime prevention with victims and special actors (minorities). [22] On another occasion Prof. Barda Nawawi Arief also emphasized the need for "reevalution", "review", "reorientation", "reform" and "reformulation" in all criminal policies, bearing in mind that the criminal legal system being charged by foreign countries is also a colonial legacy that it is the time to adjust with cultural values, as there is even discrepancy with people's aspirations.…”