Criminal policy in Lithuania after 1990 and its trends
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Paper touch upon the problems of criminal policy in Lithuania after 1990. The author concentrates on two aspects of the problem: legislative criminal policy and practical criminal policy.
The author investigates the changes in present Penal code of Lithuania and their impact on the practical application of the laws by courts and other criminal justice institutions. The author describes the direction of major alterations of the laws and practical consequences of these changes. The author provides statistical material concerning application of penalties and other forms of sanctions. These data are being compared with the data in other European countries. The author makes conclusions concerning further development of criminal policy.
The author investigates the changes in present Penal code of Lithuania and their impact on the practical application of the laws by courts and other criminal justice institutions. The author describes the direction of major alterations of the laws and practical consequences of these changes. The author provides statistical material concerning application of penalties and other forms of sanctions. These data are being compared with the data in other European countries. The author makes conclusions concerning further development of criminal policy.
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