Prevention of domestic violence has ascended on the Finnish political agenda since the 1980s. It became even more visible in the late 1990s when the results of the first dedicated...
Domestic violence involves the constant ill-treatment of many children and women. Research shows that people who were ill-treated as children frequently show a tendency to violence...
Hungary’s criminal policy endeavours to strengthen security, law and order, to reduce crime, mitigate the negative impact of committed offences and to provide protection for...
Although sexual delinquency is of all times. this problematic issue has been receiving growing attention from the policy maker, especially after the Dutroux case. Sexual abuse...
Chapter 50 - Narcotics offences (1304/1993) Section 1 – Narcotics offence (374/2008) A person who unlawfully (1) produces or attempts to produce a narcotic substance or cultivates...
The new Criminal Code came into force on 1 July 2013. The drug control sections are organised to cover trafficking, possession, incitement of minors to use drugs or similar...
The objectives of the crime strategy are: Demand reduction: Deter drug use and harmful use of alcohol Delay as long as possible the first use of drugs/alcohol Reduce risks and...
Finland’s drug policy relies on general social policy measures, national legislation and international conventions designed to reduce the supply and demand of drugs, to reduce the...