Naslov
Exclusion of illegal police evidence in Croatia

Autori
Karas, Željko

Izvornik
Varstvoslovje (1580-0253) 8 (2006), 3-4; 283-292

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
exclusionary rule ; illegal evidence ; police ; Croatia

Sažetak
After examining the general characteristics of Croatia's exclusionary rule and comparing it with exclusionary rules in other countries, this study examined cases from 1998 to mid-2004 (n=416) in which the legality of evidence collected by police was challenged. Croatia's exclusionary rule is compared with exclusionary rules in Europe in general, Canada, the United States, England, and Germany. In the 416 cases examined for Croatia, evidence collected by police was found to be illegal in approximately 14 percent of the cases. Most of the violations occurred in illegal searches (80.56 percent) and were related to narcotics cases (64 percent). The majority of these violations occurred during home or vehicle searches, followed by property crimes and crimes against life. All of the cases examined involved appeals to Croatia's Supreme Court regarding the legality of evidence collected by the police.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sigurnosne i obrambene znanosti

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