02711nam a2200229   45000010005000000100015000051000041000201010008000612000093000692100030001622150017001923000137002093301850003466060032021966060017022286060016022456060022022616060011022837000021022947100153023158520013024689776  a9525333035  a20170103d2000       y0pory50      ba  aeng  aCriminal justice systems in Europe and North America (2000)eLithuaniafGintaras Svedas   aHelsínquiacHEUNId2000  a56 p.d25 cm  aTambém disponível através de: https://www.ncjrs.gov/app/publications/abstract.aspx?id=187197.  Acedido a 03 de janeiro de 2017  aThis report describes the criminal justice system of Lithuania and presents statistics on crime and criminal justice in that country.  The minimum age of criminal responsibility in Lithuania is 14 years old. Perpetrators ages 14- to 16-years-old are held liable under criminal laws only for certain intentional acts. People reach full criminal responsibility at 16 years old. Criminal codes are complex due to the country’s frequent occupation, annexation, and reinstatement of independence, as well as the impacts of these events on legislation. The Constitution adopted in 1992 established the court system and the principles of judicial independence and impartiality. The Penal Code classifies crimes into serious crimes and other crimes. An investigator, prosecutor, or judge initiates criminal proceedings. The trial phase has an accusatorial nature. The country has a unified and centralized prosecution system. The court system has four levels. The law distinguishes between principal and additional punishments. The principal punishments are life imprisonment, imprisonment, correctional work, and fines. Additional punishments include confiscation of property, fines, and deprivation of the right to a certain job or to perform certain duties. First-time offenders sentenced to correctional work or imprisonment may receive suspended sentences. Working groups formed by the government are currently drafting reforms in the Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Code of the Execution of Punishments. The amount of reported crime in Lithuania doubled and the number of serious crimes increased five-fold between 1990 and 1997. However, extensions of the list of serious crimes often inflate the numbers of serious crimes. Property crimes account for about 80 percent of the total reported crimes. Tables and 25 references   aDIREITO PENAL INTERNACIONAL  aCRIMINOLOGIA  aLITUÂNIA   aNAÇÕES UNIDAS  aCRIME   aSVEDASbGintaras  aHEUNI - European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations Criminal justice systems in Europe and North America  j341.4SVE