Criminal legal characteristics of the stages of committing crime

This article analyses the notion of stages of commiting a crime, its criminal-legal characteristics and the retrospective development of norms that criminalise offences. 

In this regard, it illustrates the development of a theory and legislation. After a careful examination it is argued that there isn’t a specific definition of stages of crime. Furthermore, it problematises the need for a precise notion of the stages of crime and its distinct character from inchoated crimes. Because there is no united approach on the stages of crime, as well as, its internal division it is hard to implement a single state policy in that respect. 

Although there isn’t a specific definition, article argues, it is appropriate to identify a precise definition, make a distinction of stages of crime from inchoated crime. This is important to the extent of gravity of crime and the fact that some of them might be inchoated offences