Features of criminal policy fighting beggary crimes, An Analytical Study

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College of Criminal Justice Naif Arab University for security sciences – Saudi Arabia

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The topic of this research deals with one of the threats to the security and stability of society, which is the spread of the phenomenon of beggary. Despite the national efforts to preserve human dignity and provide means of legitimate earning, the images of begging and even the humiliation of beggars are still expanding. In fact, beggary threatens security and community safety and even gives a negative impression on society. Therefore, it is important to made the necessary endeavors and urge the statutory bodies to set a frameworks regulating the process of transferring funds between individuals in legal ways governed by the legitimate purpose and objectives, which are the first basic pillars to achieve the public interest in society as a whole. Therefore, the research aimed to clarify the nature of beggary and the methods developed in its perpetration, and to identify the mechanisms that the state must take in confronting it, as well as clarifying the provisions of criminal responsibility in the case of committing beggary, with the aim of developing a protection system capable of limiting the spread of this social phenomenon. The study reached several results, including identifying the multiplicity of forms of criminal behavior committed in the crime of beggary, in addition to the adoption of just penalties in the case of the association of the acts of beggary with one of the aggravating circumstances such as the exploitation of a minor and recidivism.  The research came out with a number of recommendations, among them, working to join all efforts to confront the various forms of beggary, reducing unemployment and causes of poverty, as well as providing means of social security for each individual who may be vulnerable to exploitation in beggary according to his needs, deciding just penalties for anyone who takes beggary as a profession to earn money, especially if beggary is used as a cover for committing other crimes such as theft and drug abuse.

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