Perpetrators and Victims. Sex Crime on the Territory of Middle Odra Region in the Early Years after the World War II.
Perpetrators and Victims. Sex Crime on the Territory of Middle Odra Region in the Early Years after the World War II.
Author(s): Karol SiemaszkoSubject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: STS Science Centre Ltd
Keywords: paedophilia; rape; post-war period; so called Recovered Territories; victims of sex crime; Poland.
Summary/Abstract: The author presents and analyses rulings of the Regional Court in Zielona Góra in years 1945-1948, which refer to sex crimes, paedophilia and rapes. The author primarily focuses on victims and perpetrators, mentioning their age, social background, paying attention to motives of their actions. He also pinpoints that sex crime was one of signs of post-war demoralization during the period after the end of the World War II. He also emphasizes that sexual crime was difficult to detect in the period of post-war reconstruction of state.
Journal: Journal on European History of Law
- Issue Year: 11/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 114-118
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
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