Drugs as elements of criminal offences against people's health in the legislation of the Republic of Serbia

The paper presents the results of criminal offenses related to drugs. The study included adults and the entire course of criminal proceedings, including reported, accused and convicted persons. Also, we put emphasis on gender, age, educational background and employment status of persons who have com...

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Main Authors: Lazić Dragana, Blagojević Aleksandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Dzon Nezbit 2017-01-01
Series:Megatrend Revija
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1820-3159/2017/1820-31591702159L.pdf
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Summary:The paper presents the results of criminal offenses related to drugs. The study included adults and the entire course of criminal proceedings, including reported, accused and convicted persons. Also, we put emphasis on gender, age, educational background and employment status of persons who have committed crime against human health. The survey was conducted on the territory of the Republic of Serbia and covers the year of 2015. The article presented the regulation of this issue in the legislation of the Republic of Serbia and disadvantages of the regulation. Finally, in conclusion, we presented the views and suggestions on possible ways of combating and solving the issue of this deviant behavior.
ISSN:1820-3159