Įmoka į nukentėjusių nuo nusikaltimų asmenų fondą kaip baudžiamojo poveikio priemonė

The object of the thesis is one of the penal measures outlined in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter – Criminal Code) – contribution to the Fund of Crime Victims. The first part of the study examines the factors which determined the inclusion of this penal measure in the Criminal Code. In the second part of the research the concept of the contribution to the Fund of Crime Victims is analyzed. The essence of this penal measure is disclosed and the discussion on its main and additional goals is carried out. In the named part of the thesis, the imposition bases of the contribution to the Fund of Crime Victims and the potential implementation of new bases are investigated as well. Moreover, the issue of calculating the analyzed penal measure is discussed and some size customization guidelines are suggested. It should be noted that the second part of the study also focuses on a case law analysis. It analyses the problems and trends of the implementation of the contribution to the Fund of Crime Victims in judicial practice in Lithuania. The third part of the study discusses the problematic procedural and enforcement issues of the contribution to the Fund of Crime Victims. Author focuses on the questions still not investigated by other Lithuanian scholars, for example, the aspect of substituting the contribution to the Crime Victims’ Fund with other penal measure, the question of legal consequences of non-compliance with the contribution to the Fund of Crime Victims, etc. The study finishes with the most significant findings and recommendations