Criminal protection of young people from alcoholism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Alcoholism or alcohol abuse and indulgence in alcohol is one of the most prevalent antisocial phenomena in young people and one of the main causes of their criminal behavior. Namely, there is an increasing tendency for young people to abuse and consume alcohol and to indulge in alcohol frequently as...

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Main Authors: Orlić Suad, Karović Sadmir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade - Faculty of Law, Belgrade & Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade 2020-01-01
Series:Crimen (Beograd)
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-219X/2020/2217-219X2003272O.pdf
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Summary:Alcoholism or alcohol abuse and indulgence in alcohol is one of the most prevalent antisocial phenomena in young people and one of the main causes of their criminal behavior. Namely, there is an increasing tendency for young people to abuse and consume alcohol and to indulge in alcohol frequently as well as the incidence of committing criminal offenses by young people under the decisive influence of alcohol. The paper elaborates the criminal law aspects of protecting young people from alcoholism or alcohol abuse and points out problem of uneven and inadequate legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and gives appropriate proposals for changes to existing solution in order to achieve better and more effective criminal law protection of young people from alcohol abuse.
ISSN:2217-219X
2683-5800