W artykule skoncentrowano się na ekonomicznych determinantach przestępczości. Zwrócono również uwagę na aspekty prawne i socjologiczne. Przedstawiono modyfikację klasycznego modelu przestępczości Beckera - model P. Fajnzylbera, D. Ledermana, N. Loayzy. Modyfikacja ta posłużyła do badania przestępczości polskiej w województwach w latach 1999-2001.
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The author of the article analyses economic factors of criminality, taking into account some legal and sociological aspects. Received results, in some measure, confirm model of P. Fajniylher, D, Lederman and H. Loayza. Criminality occurrence can be described with a high precision in formalised and model manner. Empirical verification of model gives a possibility to ascertain that criminality intensely concerns economical basis and it can be explained in categories of decision based on analyse of costs and benefits resulting from activities contradictory to law. Therefore it is not only an effect of low level of morality of selected persons or so--called margin. All the aspects are confirmed by results received for Poland as well as other countries. This argument should not be used, in our opinion, for justification of individual criminal activities, but can be a direction for state policy how to eliminate, broadly interpreting, so called "opportunities ". Surveys informs that aspiration for economic development, restriction of earnings diversification, alcohol consumption and unemployment reduction in some measure can be way to prevent criminality development. (original abstract)