The dynamics of the spread and extent of criminality in Kosovo 2011 - 2014

• Author: Hazir Lushaj
• Pages: 291-296

ISSN 2410-3918

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IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania

Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences Vol. 2 No. 1

March 2016

The dynamics of the spread and extent of criminality in Kosovo 2011 - 2014

PhD (C.) Hazir Lushaj

Abstract

Criminality as social complex phenomenon can be characterized from different points of view,

among which the most important are: volume, structure, tendencies and its dynamics. The

criminal behaviour as individual phenomenon or criminality as massive phenomenon, from

the scientific point of view, is studied today from a range of disciplines of social, natural and

humanitarian sciences. Debates which take place associated with criminal behaviour and

criminality start from different starting points of scientific arguments, with a whole range of

definitions from sociological, psychological, biological, anthropological, legal, economic and

many other aspects. The branch of criminology, which is inseparable from aetiology is

phenomenology, namely the group of scientific studies on the phenomenology of criminality.

Thus, this specific sphere of criminology studies and analyses forms of phenomena, structure,

structural and dynamic appearance of criminality in general. Also, with treatment and study

of criminality is necessary to study and enlighten the dynamics of criminality movement

through time periods and in different places.

Keywords: Criminality, volume, dynamics, criminal phenomenology.

Introduction

The criminal phenomenology is part of criminology and deals with the study of forms

of criminality appearance, with structure and its dynamics. Many authors who have

analyzed the problem of criminal phenomenology, emphasise that it is the

manifestation of crime science. Thus, these authors prove that criminal

phenomenology should concentrate on the study of statics, dynamics and typology

of the forms of manifestation of crime and delinquent behaviours. Also, according to

them, it should also deal with the description of the manner of committing various

crimes, study and recognition of the personality of perpetrators respectively to study

the life of delinquents and, finally, the typology and classification. The term

“phenomenology” (derives from the Greek word “feinomen” - by what is seen, what

is displayed, and “logos”- teaching, research and science). This encyclopaedic

understanding of this term is different to special meanings within individual science

(Vilic & Ristanoviæ, 1997, 21).

Volume and structure of criminality

When it comes to volume, dynamics, types, kinds and forms of criminality in a country,

usually criminal statistics serve as indicator of these characteristics, whether national

or international (Halili, 2011, 116). Court records should be used for studies and

criminological researches. Data on criminality were taken from the Kosovo Statistical

Institution about capacity and structure of criminality and types of listed crimes,