Costs of criminal proceedings in the light of some empirical data

Abstract

The publication is devoted to the problem of criminal proceedings costs. It presents the results of research showing how much the average criminal trial costs, what factors have a major im­pact on its cost, how this issue is arranged depending on the level of the court or its location, what impact on the costs of criminal proceedings is played by consensual methods of termination an trial. The presented in this publication research were financed entirely thanks to the funds allocated for this purpose by the National Science Center, under the contract for the implementation of the pro­ject entitled „The costs of criminal proceedings in the light of the economic analysis of law” (con­tract no. UMO-2015/19/B/HS5/01217).