Study of the Social aspects of crime and punishment (2020-21)

15 Jul 2021

The Social Justice Center conducted a sociological survey in partnership with the Institute for Social Research and Analysis, as part of the project “Humane and Fair Drug Policy”, supported by the Open Society Foundation. This paper is a legal analysis of the results of a sociological (quantitative and qualitative) study of the social aspects of theft/robbery and certain types of drug offenses. The objectives of the sociological research were divided as follows: the study of individual types of drug offenses and the level of awareness about property-related crimes (theft/robbery); the study of the social factors that contribute to crime and the person’s motivation to commit a criminal offense. One of the tasks of the study was to identify social groups that are more prone to criminal behavior – their characteristics. In addition, the survey examined 7 Policy of Crime and Punishment in Georgia respondents’ opinions about which crimes people commit most often, what factors influence them, etc