Analysis of the Criminal Offense of Suicide Incitement

Abstract

Suicide is an individual act that aims to interrupt the continuation of the person's vital activity, mainly driven by psychological circumstances. Suicide is considered as the final act that gives salvation to the solution of internal or interpersonal problems and conflicts, which are evaluated by a deviated subjective situation, in which the person thinks that there is no other solution for his fate. Suicides have a negative impact on society, because the loss of a human being's life not only creates wounds and other spiritual dramas, but creates a psychosis of despair and uncertainty in the social circle and the community as a whole. On the other hand, suicide poses a very big risk, because it gives an unacceptable model for society, appearing as a finding or an easy way to deal with personal weaknesses to face life's challenges. In Albania, there is an increasing number of suicide acts, where from the criminal point of view, the law enforcement bodies have increased attention to the possibility of the involvement of other persons, whose actions or inactions directly affect the self-sacrifice of the victims. In this context, the detection of the criminal offense of causing suicide takes an important weight in the prevention of these degrading and victimizing acts, reducing as much as possible the development of similar and complex cases of suicide. However, proving the effects of systematic psychological or physical violence that has led to suicides remains an extreme difficulty for investigative bodies, which requires not only complex investigative methods, but also a more accurate determination of the content of the concrete criminal offense.

Received: 19 February 2024 / Accepted: 15 March 2024 / Published: 23 March 2024