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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Fugitive felons

Fugitive felons

  • Unlawful flight
  • Flight to avoid prosecution or giving testimony

Nature

A person is guilty of a crime if he travels across a jurisdictional boundary with the intention of avoiding being prosecuted or giving testimony in a criminal case.

Broader

Issue avoidance
Yet to rate

Value

Unlawfulness
Yet to rate

Reference

Wright, James D and Rossi, Peter H: Armed and Considered Dangerous: a survey of felons and their firearms

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
  • Law » Law
  • Law » Legality
  • Law » Tribunals, courts
  • Societal problems » Crime
  • Societal problems » Detention
    • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020