Maybe I Should Do This Alone: A Comparison of Solo and Co-offending Robbery Outcomes

There has been a notable increase in co-offending research in recent years, with most studies focusing on the causes and correlates of co-offending. There is little known, however, about the consequences of co-offending and how it may influence crime event outcomes for the offender. The present study compares the monetary reward and arrest risk of solo and co-offending robberies. Data from the National Incident Based Reporting System were analyzed to examine the characteristics and outcomes of robberies perpetrated by one, two, three, and four or more offenders. Though co-offending incidents were associated with greater total property value stolen, co-offending incidents resulted in significantly less property value per offender, controlling for other incident characteristics. The likelihood of an incident resulting in an arrest significantly increased with the number of offenders. We discuss the implications of our findings for theory and research on the real and perceived benefits and costs of co-offending.     

先前行为与实行过限下知情共犯人的刑事责任

明知实行犯实施超出共同谋议的行为，共犯人既不参与也未阻止的，对共犯人刑事责任的认定应舍弃容忍说而采取义务说，即以共犯人是否有阻止义务来判断其应否承担不作为的刑事责任。共犯人的作为义务源自先前行为，有必要准确把握先前行为的性质和特征,以合理确定义务范围。先前行为理论上存在因果关系说和义务违反说的对立，原则上宜采取义务违反说；在先前行为的主观方面，不要求行为人对危害结果有预见可能性；在客观方面，应将先前行为分为监督危险源和保护法益两种类型分别考察：对前一类型，应根据共犯行为与过限行为是否具有直接违法关联，共犯行为是否促使过限行为发生来判断共犯人有无作为义务；对后一类型，应以共犯人是否使被害人陷入需保护状态来判断其有无作为义务。     

关于交通肇事罪共犯的认定——兼谈最高人民法院有关司法解释的理论依据

交通肇事罪共犯形成的理论基础在于其罪过形式是复合罪过形式,可由过失构成,也可由间接故意构成。交通肇事罪共犯主体包括交通运输人员和非交通运输人员,共犯行为可以是作为,也可以是不作为。     

《大清新刑律》中共同犯罪人分类之研究

《大清新刑律》对共同犯罪人的分类,是中国刑法史上开天辟地的选择。其对传统分类的摒弃,对最先进的西方(尤其是德国)刑法理论的借鉴,充分体现了中国刑法近代化的路径之一———法律移植。通过对这种移植的优劣得失进行评价,便于对我国现行刑法中的共同犯罪人的分类问题进行反思。     

司法工作人员与无身份者共同实施真正身份犯的共犯成立类型

根据共犯处罚根据论中的修正的惹起说,以及对实行行为的实质理解,在无身份者参与司法工作人员实施的真正身份犯的犯罪行为的场合,无身份者不仅可以构成教唆犯或者帮助犯,而且还可以构成共同正犯。甚至无身份者还完全可以利用司法工作人员实施犯罪,构成真正身份犯的间接正犯,不过这种场合下司法工作人员不构成犯罪,二者不再构成共同犯罪。在司法工作人员参与无身份者实施的真正身份犯的犯罪行为时,司法工作人员只能构成间接正犯,而不能构成教唆犯,无身份者只能构成帮助犯,不能构成实行犯。     

Aggressive hybristophilia in men and the affect of a female serial killer

A case is presented of hybristophilia – attraction and sexual arousal to the criminal acts of another – in men which, to date, is a phenomenon that has not been documented. A sexually motivated female serial killer recruited the help of three male accomplices to aid her in her crimes and avoid police detection. The men became enthralled by the killer, falling ‘under her spell’, and willingly aided her, in varying degrees, in locating and disposing of victims. The behaviour of those men is explored here and the scant literature base on hybristophilia is expanded.