Kazneno je pravo područje gdje se sustav najizravnije susreće s pojedincem ne samo s aspekta optuženih već i s aspekta žrtve. Kako je cijeli proces usmjeren više na počinitelje nego na žrtve, potrebe i iskustvo žrtve mogu pritom ostati u drugom planu, a stereotipi i predrasude nezamijećeni. Tema je ovog članka stoga važnost kritički osviještenih narativa u pravosuđu s primjerom iz sudske prakse, ali i pravne norme, pri čemu se naglašava važnost edukacije i logičke argumentacije nasuprot kulturno uvjerljivim narativima u slučaju rodno uvjetovanog nasilja. Osobitu važnost ovdje valja dati analizi stereotipa i načina na koji suspendiraju kritičnost i logiku razmišljanja, stvarajući privid uvjerljivih zaključaka. Criminal justice is a sphere where the system most directly impacts and involves an individual, as an accused or as a victim. As the process focuses more on the accused, there is the risk of not noticing cultural narratives and stereotypes that can take over the process without logical argumentation or explanation. Therefore, the subject of this article is the importance of a critical approach to narratives in the legal system with an example from court practice and a legal norm, to emphasise the importance of education and having a critical approach to cultural norms that can be implicit in the discussion and which can discriminate against the victim. The critical analysis of stereotypes in these narratives and the ways they prevent critical thinking, leading to the illusion of a plausible explanation of motives and events, cannot be overemphasised.