Etiological dimension of post-war crimes in Serbia

Abstract

Accepting the "multi-factual" interpretation of crime etiology, we have accepted the explanation that the phenomena of crimes are mechanically conditioned by factors of biopsychological and social character. Some of these factors are more important and may have a greater influence on criminal behaviour when compared to the other ones. On the other hand, criminal behaviour can be caused by a direct or indirect influence of these factors. The author has tried to explain the influence of crime factors in a specific environment and in living conditions that are characteristic for a post-war period, emphasizing the situation in the Republic of Serbia after the civil war led on the territory of the former SFRY after 1995. Although, for easy reference and the analysis of their individual influence, crime factors are listed one by one, we should not forget that in most cases they have equal and mutual influence on the criminal behaviour of offenders.

Prihvatajući "multifaktorsko" tumačenje etiologije zločina, prihvatamo objašnjenje da su pojave kriminaliteta mehanički uslovljene faktorima biopsihičkog i socijalnog karaktera. U zavisnosti od pojedinačnih slučajeva neke od njih imaju presudan značaj i veći uticaj u odnosu na druge, neke deluju posredno, a neke neposredno u uzročnosti kriminalnog ponašanja. Ovaj rad predstavlja pokušaj objašnjenja delovanja kriminogenih faktora u specifičnom okruženju i uslovima življenja koji nastaju u posleratnom periodu, s posebnim akcentom na stanje u Republici Srbiji nakon građanskog rata vođenog na području bivše Jugoslavije, dakle nakon 1995. godine. Iako će u radu kriminogeni faktori biti izlagani pojedinačno, a sve radi bolje preglednosti i predstavljanja njihovog pojedinačnog delovanja, ne treba zaboraviti da oni u većini slučajeva deluju jedinstveno u prouzrokovanju kriminalnog ponašanja.