Homicides account for only a small percentage of all criminal offences. However, due to their nature they tend to generate a lot of public interest, as the consequences of such acts are much worse than those of other, more common criminal offences. In Slovenia, one's life, the highest individual and social value, is most commonly taken by a person the victim knew. In fact, a high percentage of homicides happen within a family. As far as the gender is concerned, both the offenders and the victims are most likely to be men. Homicides are most often committed with a gun, the most common motive being a long-lasting quarrel which often leads to hatred.
This thesis deals with the criminological aspects of complicity and participation in the criminal offence of homicide. It contains an analysis of twenty cases, each involving several people who cooperated in the execution of such a crime. Taking one's life is a very personalised criminal offence. As such, it reflects complex motivational dynamics between the offender and the victim. In cases where several people collaborate in executing a homicide, the motivational dynamics and especially the complex relationship between the offender and the participant or between the accomplices are even more interesting to explore.
The thesis contains an in-depth analysis of the personal characteristics of the accomplices, the offenders and the participants, the external circumstances of the acts, the motives, and the differences in the criminal sanctions imposed by the court. It also includes a comparison between the homicides committed by accomplices or by an offender in collaboration with other participants and homicides in general.
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