Abstract
The article discusses numerous issues related to the effects of the current pandemic on social and economic life in Bulgaria. The crisis has generated many problems that demand legislative measures if they are to be addressed properly. Several types of crimes tend to rise in number due to the situation of travelling bans, reduction of salaries or losing jobs, healthcare system deficiencies, social isolation. Crimes such as profiteering, frauds, some document crimes, and crimes against the health of others are in direct connection with the pandemic, while other crimes (e.g. cyber-crimes and domestic violence acts), having other problems at their root and occurring during prolonged lockdowns, are indirectly related to it. This was the reason for introducing certain amendments in the Bulgarian Criminal Code which are analysed and explained in the present article. Another important issue is that of outlining some future tendencies in crime rates and speculating on several criminogenic factors that are going to play the main role in tomorrow’s criminality and, consequently, in criminal trials.
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