The extended settlement in criminal cases: an ‘added value’ or a ‘win-win’ situation? Evaluation of the
current situation
In 2011, the scope of the settlement was extended considerably. That poses a new challenge for the public prosecutor’s office in the handling of criminal cases. Nevertheless, the new procedure has been highly criticized as well. Therefore, the Service for Criminal Policy was asked to evaluate how the extended settlement is applied in practice, which problems arise and which effect it has on the functioning of the public prosecutor’s office and the justice department in general. During the brief evaluation, 60 prosecutors were interviewed and quantitative data were collected.