Legal aspects of Criminal Offenses

DOI: 10.5176/2251-3809_LRPP19.188

Authors: Prof. Tomáš Strémy

Abstract: The authors deal with the problemacy of sexual offences from diferent aspects with accent on legal aspects. At the beginning they consider complex relationship between offenders and victims in general but also specific relationship in the case of sexual offenses. There are different types of victims and offenders and various of relationship that can exist between these two participants in crime. In that sense the authors analysis victimization risks in the context of sexual offenses, phases of victimization and dynamics of the victim’s experience. Moral panic is important phenomena which influence to a great extent changes in legislation. Legal aspects are considered in the case of Serbia, different laws are analysed: Criminal Code and Law on Special Measures to Prevent Criminal Offenses against Sexual Freedoms of Children. At the end, the authors pointed to the importance of different aspects of prevention of sexual offenses with conclusion that prevention is one of the most important way to achieve that.1

Keywords: legal, aspects, sexual offences, juveniles, victims;