Public official as a victim of criminal assault: comparative approach
Keywords:
criminal offense, criminal liability, authority of government bodies, assault, compensation for damage caused by criminal offense, victim.
Abstract
This research paper aims to analyze criminal liability for assaulting law enforcement agents in different jurisdictions. A comparative approach is used to examine relevant criminal law provisions of several countries, including the United States, England, Germany, Canada, and Ukraine. The methodology combines statistical methods and comparative research to provide a detailed and comprehensive analysis. The most important findings indicate that some countries protect both public officials and law enforcement agents from illegal attacks, while others have a special liability regime for assaulting or threatening police officers only. In particular, it is argued that the Ukrainian approach is more balanced compared to other jurisdictions. Overall, the document provides a complete and detailed insight into criminal liability for assaulting law enforcement agents in various parts of the world.
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Legal Information Institute. (n.d.). 18 U.S. Code Part I - CRIMES. Chapter 7 - Assault. Retrieved from https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-7
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Melnyk, M. I., & Havronyuk, M. I. (2018). Scientific and practical commentary on the Criminal Code of Ukraine. 10th ed., revised. and added. Kyiv: “Dakor” Publishing House, 1368 p.
Minchenko, R., Lutsyuk, P., Kamensky, D., Kolodin, A., & Shamota, O. (2021). Civil and criminal liability in the field of transport relations: the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Amazonia Investiga, 10(40), 212-221. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2021.40.04.21
Movchan, R., Vozniuk, A., Burak, M., Areshonkov, V., & Kamensky, D. (2021). Criminal law counteraction to land pollution in the EU countries: searching for the optimal model. Amazonia Investiga, 10(42), 15-23. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2021.42.06.2
Movchan, R., Vozniuk, A., Kamensky, D., Koval, I., & Golovko, O. (2022). Criminal law protection of land resources in Ukraine and Latin America: comparative legal analysis. Amazonia Investiga, 11(51), 328-336. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.51.03.33
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Shjarback, J. A., & Maguire, E. R. (2021). Extending Research on the “War on Cops”: The Effects of Ferguson on Nonfatal Assaults Against U.S. Police Officers. Crime & Delinquency, 67(1), 3–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128719890266
State and Federal Criminal Defense (2022). Assault on a Public Official – California Penal Code 217.1(A). Retrieved from: https://www.egattorneys.com/violent-crimes/assault-on-a-public-official-california-penal-code-217-1a
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Tkachenko, I. (2022b). The victim in criminal and criminal procedural legislation: topical issues of theory and practice. Kyiv Journal of Law, 4, 185–193. https://doi.org/10.32782/klj/2022.4.28
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Vozniuk, A., Hryha, M., Botnarenko, I., Makarenko, T., & Bryskovska, O. (2022). Electoral corruption: illegal voter bribery technologies. Cuestiones Políticas, 40(75), 145-163. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4075.10
Vozniuk, А., Kamensky, D., Dudorov, O., Movchan, R., & Andrushko, A. (2021). Unconstitutionality of criminal liability for filing inaccurate information in Ukraine: critical legal analyses. Questiones Politicas, 69(39), 133-145. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.3969.07
Published
2023-03-30
How to Cite
Borovyk, A., Tkachenko, I., Danylevska, Y., & Pavelkiv, S. (2023). Public official as a victim of criminal assault: comparative approach. Amazonia Investiga, 12(62), 282-292. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.62.02.28
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