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Някои аспекти на превенцията на престъпността в Древния Рим
Some aspects of crime prevention in Ancient Rome

Author(s): Malina Novkirishka- Stoyanova
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Roman law
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: prevention; delinquency; preventive measures; unlawful acts; punishment
Summary/Abstract: The article aims to point out that crime prevention has its foundations laid back in Antiquity and in particular in Ancient Rome. Prevention is a term having a Latin origin, as stated in all dictionaries. It is since ancient times that not only theoretical views have been formed, but also concrete measures to prevent criminal activity, created sporadically for specific political needs but also consistently following a certain policy to counteract unlawful acts, complementing each other and acting.