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<strong>Child</strong> PornograPhy First report oF the Dutch NatioNal rapporteur
Usually (in 59% of cases), non-suspended community service orders have a term of between 121 and 240
hours. 38% of cases involve a shorter term, and 32 cases involve a fully suspended community service
order. In 2009 and 2010, community service orders with a longer term were imposed more often than
in preceding years.
Cases settled in first instance in which an appeal was lodged
Figure 3.20 shows the development of the percentage of cases settled in first instance in the period
between 2005 and 2010 per year in which an appeal was lodged, in relation to the total number of cases
settled in first instance. 480 The party which lodged the appeal is also displayed. 481
Figure 3.20 Cases settled in first instance in which an appeal was lodged (2005-2010)
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
By both parties
Only by the suspect
Only by the public
prosecutor
An appeal was lodged in 351 (20%) of the total 1796 cases settled in first instance. This was usually (partly)
lodged by the suspect (12% by the suspect +2% by both the suspect as well as the public prosecutor). In the
period between 2005 and 2009, the percentage of cases in which an appeal was lodged varies between 13%
in 2006 and 22% in 2009. In 2010, both the public prosecutor and the suspect lodged an appeal in a considerably
greater number of cases than in the previous years, in 31% of cases. It is possible that this is partly
the result of previously-stated recent developments (fewer prosecutions and more severe sentences).
3.5.4.3 Cases settled on appeal in figures
Number of child pornography cases settled on appeal
Figure 3.21 shows the development of the number of cases settled on appeal in the period from
2005-2009. 482,483
480 The figures have been corrected to take into account appeals that were lodged at a later stage.
481 Please refer to Appendix 4, Table B4.19 for the table containing the complete summary of this data.
482 Please note: for the figures relating to higher appeal originating from the Investigation and Policy
Database Judicial Documentation, figures only up to and including the year 2009 are displayed (see
Appendix 2: Justification of the research methods employed: 2. Public Prosecution Service data & Investigation
and Policy Database Judicial Documentation research.)
483 Please refer to Appendix 4, Table B4.20 for the table containing the complete summary of this data
(including index figures and the growth in relation to the previous year).