Podmíněný trest odnětí svobody: Převládající, nepopsaný, nepřiměřený

Abstract

Kniha zkoumá, proč je podmíněný trest odnětí svobody, navzdory kritice a obavám z nespravedlnosti, tak často využívaným nástrojem soudů. Autorský tým pod vedením Jakuba Drápala přináší nový pohled na problematiku a klade důraz na potřebu reformy současné právní úpravy.Publikace rozebírá historický vývoj podmíněného trestu a zasazuje jej do kontextu kriminologických teorií i právní praxe, přičemž čerpá z rozhovorů s třiceti soudkyněmi a soudci. Díky detailní analýze ukazuje, jak rozdílné může být rozhodování soudů v praxi oproti teoretickým principům, což vede k řadě paradoxů. Kniha propojuje pohledy práva a kriminologie a nabízí návrhy, jak problematiku podmíněných trestů upravit, aby lépe plnila svůj účel ve spravedlivém systému.

The suspended prison sentence is the most frequently imposed form of sentence in Czechia, accounting for more than half of all sentences. As a result, it dominates the penal landscape. Despite its prevalence, there is a surprising scarcity of scholarly analysis concerning its historical development, justification, practical application, or the challenges associated with its imposition and revocation. Czechia is not the only European country in this respect: there is a notable lack of recent comprehensive studies on suspended prison sentences across continental Europe, particularly within post-communist countries, where this sanction is very frequently imposed.This book addresses these gaps by offering a comprehensive examination of the suspended prison sentence. First, it explores the evolution of this sentence-by examining provisions, jurisprudence, and judicial practices-to understand how it became the predominant form of punishment. It then scrutinizes the current legislative framework and judicial decision-making processes, revealing problems linked to the imposition of suspended sentences and decisions regarding their revocation. Additionally, it presents the perspectives of judges on the various elements of suspended prison sentences.The detailed discussion of the historical context, legal provisions, practical applications, and judicial opinions reveals systemic issues inherent in the use of suspended prison sentences. These issues are further examined through the lens of sanction systems theory and by experimental testing of sentencing inflation (the imposition of longer suspended prison sentences instead of shorter non-suspended prison sentences). The book discloses-from multiple perspectives-that the current form of suspended prison sentences, as implemented in most continental European countries, is fundamentally flawed. It proposes a detailed reform, advocating for the transformation of the suspended prison sentence into a suspended sentence that would explicitly not be a modality of a prison sentence and would be governed by a different set of principles.