Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe

Contemporary Criminal Justice Practice and Research

About the Conference

The primary aim of the ninth biennial conference is to exchange views, concepts, and research findings among scientists, researchers, and practitioners from the broad area of criminal justice practice, research and developent thereof in the last two decades. The conference will highlight new ideas, theories, methods, and findings in a wide range of research and applied areas relating to criminal justice issues.

Possible Topics

Police and Policing
  • Contemporary policing
  • Community policing
  • Problem oriented policing
  • Intelligence led policing
  • Total policing
  • Plural policing
  • Private policing
Criminal investigation
  • Criminal investigation of specific criminal offences
    • Prosecutors and prosecution of offenders
    • Criminal process
    • Evidence
    • Cooperation in criminal investigation
    • New meethods of criminal investigation
Courts
  • Judges
  • Court personnel
  • Victims and witnesses
  • Conviction issues
  • Court Security
Corrections
  • Prison management
  • Prison security
  • Prison staff
  • Prisoners and quality of life
  • Release of prisoners
  • Alternatives to imprisonment
  • Private prisons
Juvenile Justice
  • Specificities of juvenile crime
  • Punishment of juveniles
  • Alternative sanctions
Provision of safety and security
  • Individual and human security
  • Local security
  • National security
  • Global security
  • Web security
  • Private security
Crime prevention
  • Prevailing ideas of crime prevention
  • Evaluation of crime prevention initiatives
Attitudes towards criminal justice institutions
  • Punitive sentiments
  • Attitudes towards the police, courts and punishment

Handbook of Policing in Central and Eastern Europe

The Programme Committee invited authors of chapters of the upcoming Handbook of Policing in Central and Eastern Europe, Meško, G., Lobnikar, B., Fields, C. B. & Sotlar, A. (eds.), Springer Publishing (planned to be published in spring 2013) to present their papers on the development of police and policing in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Dates to Remember

  • May 15, 2012abstract submission deadline
  • June 15, 2012decision regarding acceptance
  • before July 1, 2012advanced registration period
  • September 15, 2012final paper submission
  • September 19 - 21, 2012conference