The phenomenon of procedural compromise culture in criminal proceedings: meaning and limits of acceptability

Natal&#039;ya S. Kostenko; Vladimir I. Tret&#039;yakov

UDC

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THE PHENOMENON OF PROCEDURAL COMPROMISE CULTURE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: MEANING AND LIMITS OF ACCEPTABILITY The phenomenon of procedural compromise culture in criminal proceedings: meaning and limits of acceptability

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Published in Bulletin of the Kaliningrad branch of the Saint-Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia · Pages 9–15 · Rubric: ARTICLES ABOUT CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Received: 01.06.2026 Accepted: 02.06.2026 Published: 30.06.2026

Authors

Natal'ya S. Kostenko

Vladimir I. Tret'yakov

Natal'ya S. Kostenko

Volgogradskaya akademiya MVD Rossii

Vladimir I. Tret'yakov

Volgogradskaya akademiya MVD Rossii

ABSTRACT

Annotation. Introduction. The study, the results of which are presented in this article, examined the evolution of procedural compromise in criminal proceedings - from a tactical device for exposing the perpetrator to a systemic element of the strategy for combating crime. The aim of the work was to substantiate the need to develop a culture of procedural compromise as a unity of value guidelines, procedural forms, limits and guarantees. Methods. The study is based on general scientific (analysis, synthesis, systems approach) and specialized legal (formal-dogmatic, comparative-legal) methods. Results. The article analyzes scientific positions on issues of compromise procedures, the practice of their application, as well as the risks of deformation of compromise in the context of an accusatory bias and procedural formalism. Key aspects of the significance of compromise are identified: system-forming, procedural-economic, human rights, criminological, forensic and value-balancing. The substantive and procedural limits of compromise are defined, as well as the conditions for its legitimacy: voluntariness, transparency, adversarial proceedings, and the preservation of the public interest in serious and especially serious crimes. It is concluded that the implementation of compromise procedures requires a balanced approach that excludes the substitution of private interests for public interest. The boundaries of permissible compromise are determined not only by the category of crime but also by the presence of a genuine victim and the nature and extent of the harm caused. It is shown that developing a culture of procedural compromise requires the introduction of additional procedural guarantees: mandatory participation of defense counsel, recording of the victim's position, and reasoned judicial review.

KEYWORDS

Procedural compromise, limits of compromise, criminal policy, rationalization of legal proceedings, dispositivity, restorative justice

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