Drobna przestępczość – problematyka zjawiska
The issue of the so-called petty crime

Summary/Abstract: Domestic criminal legistation consistently applies the idea of dualism of crimes dividingthem into felonies and misdemeanors. This demarcation has in mind primrily the gravity of the offenses. The bifurcation is mostly based on the degree of social harmresulting from the act. Homever infractions, with low social harm, do not qualify aseither of the two. Dees classified as “petty crime’’ do not arouse excessive emotions among the public. Such marginalization of the problem results in the judiciary brcaming increasingly inefficient and this kind of failure reflects badly on the whole criminal justice system.

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