Criminal Justice System of the Netherlands

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The criminal justice system of the Netherlands is the system of practices and institutions of the Netherlands directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, and sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. The Dutch system is rehabilitative in nature, but is influenced by retributive trends. Law enforcement in the Netherlands is provided by 25 regional police forces and the Netherlands Police Agency. The police make use of over 40,000 individuals, employed in a number of regional and specialist departments. The States-General crafts rules to manage the police, while the Minister of the Interior is responsible for the central administration of the police. The regional chief of police however, is vested with the day-to-day management of the police force. The judiciary comprises 19 district courts, five courts of appeal, two administrative courts and a Supreme Court that has 41 judges. All judicial appointments are made by the Government. Judges are nominally appointed for life, but actually retire at age 70.