DRUG OFFENCES WITHIN THE ROMANIAN PROBATION SYSTEM. ANALYSIS ON BUCHAREST CASES
DRUG OFFENCES WITHIN THE ROMANIAN PROBATION SYSTEM. ANALYSIS ON BUCHAREST CASES
Author(s): MARIAN V. NASTASE, Rebeca PopescuSubject(s): Criminal Law, Criminology, Studies in violence and power, Substance abuse and addiction, Sociology of Law
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: probation; drug consumption; drug trafficking; risk to reoffend; criminogenic needs; protective factors;
Summary/Abstract: The Romanian justice system has several components, one of which is the probation system. The current study presents a preliminary data analysis on persons who committed drug law offences, registered by the Bucharest Probation Service. Both protective and risk factors were considered. The results show that the drug offenders in Bucharest have recurrent offensive behavior, and the protective factors, if they exist, cannot stop the individuals committing an offence. The age at which these persons were convicted of drug law offences is between 25 and 44 years, and a proportion of them were identified mainly when committing other drug offences, as members of an organized criminal group or when driving without license or under the influence of alcohol. Last, but not least, the drug offences are associated with the offence of establishing an organized criminal group.
Journal: Romanian Journal of Sociological Studies
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 41-55
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
