THE POLICY OF COMBATING ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINALITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Naser ETEMI, Muazam HALILI

Abstract

Environmental crime is the perpetration of harms against the environment that violate current law. Environmental crime is a special type of crime, which is becoming more and more complicated in modern social circumstances. The way it is presented shows that it is constantly changing and developing. Environmental crime in the Republic of North Macedonia represents a very significant form of criminality. The opinion is not aware of its consequences leaving behind it and protecting environment is an especially complex process. In this paper the subject of scientific observation is the penal policy in relation to environmental protection in the Republic of North Macedonia. For this aim will be presented the data taken from the statistical Yearbooks of the Republic of North Macedonia State Statistical office for a period of five years. This data’s refer to the number of reported, charged or convinced persons presented for a period of five years. The findings of the research in this work indicate that the detection of criminal offenses in the field of environmental security is at an extremely low level and that the crime rate is pronounced. The purpose of this paper is to raise questions about the most visible components of the penal policy related to the Environment in Republic of Macedonia. The focus of this work is to address the current and emerging threats posed by the environmental crime in the Republic of Macedonia.

Pages: 184 - 191