Contents

Editor's  Preface . *.%.,.'»,.....-,. .............     5

Introduction.....................    11

Chapter I. A brief survey of the theory of criminal carelessness....................    20

§ 1. Two main trends in ihe western studies on the

subject   . . . .........»<■« .. ■■.;.;!*( 1Д .   20

§. 2 Socialist theory of criminal carelessness in general   25

Chapter II. Basing of guiltiness in the case of careless acts  30 § 1. Psychological aspects of carelessness ......    30

§ 2. Socio-ethical aspects of carelessness   ......    54

§ 3. Guilty carelessness as an infringement of rules of

prudence..................    65

Chapter III. Subject-matter of criminal carelessness......                                                     83

§ 1. Subject-matter of criminal carelessness in material offences............     ...                                                     84

г     , fj      § 2. Subject-matter of criminal carelessness in formal

.v, л :..            (immaterial) offences...........                                                     99

§ 3. Criminal carelessness and social danger of offence                    104

■                 § 4. Criminal carelessness and illegality of offence • •                                    117

§ 5. Criminal carelessness and circumstances which ex-

-'!   •   _               elude the social danger of an action ......                                    126