4 July 2011 The Public Prosecutor in Action Relationship with the Police Alessandra Giraldi Assistant Deputy Director Denmark Study seminar on CoE recommendation (2000)19 Rome 4 – 5 July 2011

4 July 2011 Structure of presentation General remarks Status and structure of the Danish Prosecution Service Structure of the local Police and Prosecution Reflections

4 July 2011 General remarks CoE Rec (2000)1 Other international standards Why is the relationship with the Police interesting?

4 July 2011 Structure of the Danish Police and Prosecution Service Minister of Justice National Commissioner of Police 12 Commissioners (local Police and Prosecution) Dir. of Public Prosecutions 6 regional Prosecutors

4 July 2011 Local Police and Prosecution Commissioner of Police Deputy Commissioner administration Assistant Commissioner police investigations Senior Chief Prosecutor local prosecution

Reflections Does the system work? Pros and cons Would this model work in other countries? 4 July 2011