NCJ Number
106506
Date Published
1986
Length
9 pages
Annotation
The rapid population growth and socioeconomic changes that have taken place in Pakistan during the 37 years since independence have produced several new types of crime and corresponding efforts of the justice system to deal with them.
Abstract
Sharp differences in wealth among different classes, the rising unemployment that has accompanied the population growth, and exhibitionist styles of consumption has led to increasing corruption of government officials and declining respect for the law. The new forms of crime that are growing and being perpetrated by organized groups include the smuggling of foreign goods, drug trafficking, bank fraud and currency offenses, emigration and immigration violations, car theft, and bank robbery. Other new forms of criminality are the forging of documents, terrorism, and corruption. Both governmental agencies and private citizens are increasing efforts to combat these forms of crime. Special courts have been established to try customs offenses. Cultivation of poppies has been banned in large areas. Laws and special courts have been established to deal with bank fraud and emigration offenses. Islamization of laws and other efforts have been initiated to ensure speedy justice and punishment of criminals. International cooperation is also increasing, because this new criminality is often international in nature. Data tables.