KRIVIČNO DJELO KRAĐE U PRAKSI OPĆINSKIH SUDOVA NA PODRUČJU TUZLANSKOG KANTONA
THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF THEFT IN THE PRACTICE OF MUNICIPAL COURT IN THE AREA OF TUZLA CANTON

Summary/Abstract: Property crime consists of all criminal offences directed against property, where the perpetrator tries to obtain illegally property gain for himself or others or to cause damage to someone. The right to property is one of the basic human rights that enjoys constitutional, legal and international protection. In the paper, the authors deal with the basic concepts related to property crime, and the legal regulation of the criminal offence of theft in the legislation of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Srpska and Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Empirical research was also conducted, where the sample consisted of 628 adults who were accused of committing the crime of theft in the area of Tuzla Canton for the period from 2018 to 2021. These are data provided by the Federal Bureau of Statistics of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The variables used in the research are: the share of the number of accused persons for the criminal offence of theft in the total number of accused persons for criminal offences against property in the area of Tuzla Canton, type of decision, gender, marital status, work status, previous convictions, age, length of imposed prison sentences, the imposed fine and the imposed court warning.

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