Osoba nieporadna jako pokrzywdzona przestępstwem znęcania się
The helpless person as a victim of the crime of mistreatmen

Summary/Abstract: In paper, the issue regarding the scope of special protection against mistreatment of helpless people due to mental and physical state was analyzed. The aim of the research was to determine the level of protection of helpless people in connection with the amendment of the penal code of 23 March 2017 and the assessment of the accuracy of modifications and direction of introduced changes. The interpretational problems associated with the term “helpless person” were pointed out. The scope of protection of helpless people in the context of the principle of proportionality applicable in criminal law was also subject to research. The research answer the question whether the art. 207 k.k. provides sufficient protection to helpless people in the case of mistreatment. The studies are the legal-dogmatic analysis of the subject of a helpless person as a victim of mistreatment.

• Details
• Contents