NCJ Number
39484
Date Published
1973
Length
203 pages
Annotation
ANALYSIS OF PROVISIONS OF THE POLISH CRIMINAL CODE REGARDING THE CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PERSONS WITNESSING AND FAILING TO PREVENT A CRIME, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT RESULT IN DEATH OR INJURY OF THE VICTIM.
Abstract
DISCUSSED ARE ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PUBLIC OPINION CONCERNING CITIZEN RESPONSIBILITIES IN SUCH CASES. THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND JUDICIAL PROCESSING OF AN ACTUAL CASE OF THIS OFFENSE ARE PRESENTED. IN CONCLUSION, THE AUTHOR ARGUES AGAINST ASSIGNING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CITIZENS IN SUCH CASES. --IN POLISH. SUMMARIES IN RUSSIAN AND GERMAN...TL