This Master Thesis deals with a very urgent theme, criminological analysis of legal grounds for prevention of corruption, since in Lithuania, like in many other countries, the roots of corruption lie in the past, but nowadays the new forms of corruption are emerging and penetrating into various public institutions, politics, private sector, and they often acquire international character. All the above mentioned factors have negative impact on the country’s economic development, they impede free and fair competition, discredit the state authorities, and even the state itself, with the public. The Thesis aims at introducing the specific features of criminological characteristic of corruption and at discussing the legal grounds for prevention of the said phenomenon. With this aim in mind, through comparison and analysis of the Lithuanian laws and international legal acts providing the concept of corruption and principles of fight against this phenomenon, the features of corruption prevention were specified and explained, as well as the legal status and activities of institutions engaged in investigation of corruption were introduced. Finally, the Thesis gives conclusions and provides suggestions on how to improve prevention of corruption in Lithuania based on the opinion of various authors, analysis of laws and legal acts and data of the survey carried out. Analysis of legal acts and research materials, as well as the systematized results of the survey of the officers involved... [to full text]

A considerable amount of research has been done regarding the hijacking of passenger vehicles. Little however, has been written on the hijacking of trucks with freight. The purpose of the research was to describe the nature, occurrence and extent of the hijacking of trucks with freight, the persons involved (this includes the victims and the offenders) and the impact these crimes have on the crime scene in South Africa. The research also aimed to develop a criminological model for prevention, based on the modus operandi of the offenders. Based on the theories explaining violent and economic crimes (e.g. anomie, differential association and sub-culture), an attempt was also made to explain the hijacking of trucks with freight. / Criminology / M.A.

A considerable amount of research has been done regarding the hijacking of passenger vehicles. Little however, has been written on the hijacking of trucks with freight. The purpose of the research was to describe the nature, occurrence and extent of the hijacking of trucks with freight, the persons involved (this includes the victims and the offenders) and the impact these crimes have on the crime scene in South Africa. The research also aimed to develop a criminological model for prevention, based on the modus operandi of the offenders. Based on the theories explaining violent and economic crimes (e.g. anomie, differential association and sub-culture), an attempt was also made to explain the hijacking of trucks with freight. / Criminology and Security Science / M.A.