The year 1989 and its reflection in the forensic medicine

The countrys current social and political situation is always reflected in the character of crime through specific laws and encoded rules in the country. This relationship is evident especially in historical turning points - events marking radical changes of the social regime. During the years following 1989, an increase in crime was noticed in the Slovak Republic, which seemed to be influenced not only by ideological and political factors, but also by economical and juridical ones. This increase can be noticed up to the present, as the annual number of violent criminal acts and brutal murders still remains high. Violent crime contributes by 14 percent to the crime counts in the Slovak Republic. The aim of presented study was the comparative analysis of chosen forms of violent crimes and the consequences of the most serious crimes in the Middle Slovakia region during the era of political regime changes within the period from 1985 to 2006.