SVIBOR - Project code: 5-12-060

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Project code: 5-12-060


Social features' influence on the criminality development


Main researcher: SINGER, MLADEN (72985)


Assistants
Type of research: developmental
Papers on project (total): 22
Institution name: Fakultet za defektologiju, Zagreb (13)
Communication
Summary: Relations between demographic, social and economic features andjuveniles' and adults' criminality has been analysed on the allmunicipalities in Croatia for the period of 20 years. Analyseshas been done by several methods: factor analysis, taxonomicanalysis, canonical correlation analysis, cannonical covarianceanalysis, regresion analysis and trend analysis. Significant butdifferent connections between some factors of social and economicdevelopment and some forms of juveniles' and adults' criminalbehaviour are expected. The results could be used purposefullyfor crime prognosis and crime prevention in Croatia. Trends andforms of crime in Croatia between 1991 and 1993. has beenanalysed in consideration of authority decisions in criminalprocedure.

Keywords: Croatia, development, social factors, economic factors, criminality

Research goals: 1. The real critique of amount of crime, it's trends dynamics, forms and nature in whole Croatia and in some parts of Croatia during 15 or 20 years with special stress on violence, offences against property, traffic offences and juvenile delinquency. 2. Finding out the nature, dynamic and direction of connection between amount of crime and it's trends in general as well as amount and trends of some particular forms of crime and social and economic changes, demographic features and infrastructure of certain areas. 3. Finding out forms of adults' criminal behaviour as well as forms of juvenile delinquency in different parts of country, with special stress on violence, offences against property, traffic offences and juvenile delinquency. 4. Finding out the dependence of criminal behaviour forms on social and demographic features of offenders in different parts of country. 5. Identification of the most significant connections between some features of social and economic development and features of crime in different parts of country, including measurement of these connections in consideration of their intensity, continuity and dynamics. 6. Finding out the purpose of decisions of authorities in criminal procedure in the context of criminal policy in different parts of country with special stress on legal selection in criminal procedure and on judgement's criteria for violence, offences against property, traffic offences and juvenile delinquency.

COOPERATION - INSTITUTIONS


  1. Name of institution: FAKULTET KRIMINALISTIČKIH ZNANOSTI
    Type of institution: Economical/Production
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
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