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The 51st International Course of Criminology
The impact of political, economic and social changes upon crime and its image in public (Poland, September 12-16, 1995)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2025
Abstract
The 51st international course of criminology held in Warsaw in September 1995, dealt with the impact of the political, economic and social changes on crime and its public image. The author analyzes the meeting’s contribution in four areas: 1. the evolution of crime in central and eastern Europe at a time of rapid systemic changes; 2. the dawning of new forms of delinquency during the transition from a socialist economy to a market economy; 3. the feeling of insecurity in post-communist societies; 4. terrorism in Europe. Some aspects of the course also dealt with possible solutions to these new problems.
Résumé
Le 51e Cours international de criminologie, qui s’est tenu à Varsovie en septembre 1995, portait sur l’impact des changements politiques, économiques et sociaux sur le crime et son image au sein du public. L’auteur analyse les rapports de cette rencontre sur quatre points: 1. l’évolution de la délinquance en Europe centrale et orientale en temps de rapides transformations systémiques; 2. les nouvelles formes de délinquance apparues au cours de la transition d’une économie socialiste à une économie de marché; 3. le sentiment d’insécurité dans les sociétés post-communistes; 4. le terrorisme en Europe. Certains aspects du Cours concernaient également les solutions à adopter face aux problèmes nouveaux.
Resumen
El quicuagésimo primer Curso internacional de criminología, realizado en Varsovia en septiembre de 1995, trató del impacto de los cambios políticos, económicos y sociales sobre el crimen y su imagen en la opinión pública. El autor analiza las contribuciones de este encuentro en relación a cuarto puntos: 1. evolución de la delincuencia en Europa Central y Oriental en momentos de rápidas transformaciones sistémicas; 2, las nuevas formas de delincuencia aparecidas en el curso de la transición de una economía «socialista» a una economía de mercado; 3. el sentimiento de inseguridad en las sociedades post-comunistas; 4. el terrorismo en Europa. Ciertos aspectos del curso trataron igualmente de las soluciones a adoptar frente a estos nuevos problemas.
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1 The course was sponsored by: Scientific Research Committee, Foundation of The Promotion of European Law, Batory Foundation, Europe 2000 Foundation, Export Development Bank Foundation, Council of Europe.
2 Anna Kossowska - Poland: «Crime in Poland in the period of rapid social change»; Matti Joutsen, HEUNI - Finland: «Change and Integration in Europe: Crime and Criminal Justice in Transition»; Yakov Gilinskiy - Russia: «Crime in Russia in the period of rapid social change» (not present but his paper was sent); Jana Valkova - Czech Republic: «The impact of social-economic changes on crime in the Czech Republic»; Rodica Stanoiu - Romania - «New Approaches to the Recently Arisen Crime - Related Problems in Today Romania»; André Vandoren - Belgium:»Co-operation between criminal organization and terrorists»; David Veness - United Kingdom: «Single issue terrorism» (presented by Tim Nash); Maxwell Taylor - Ireland: «Future developments of terrorism in Europe»; Helmut Kury- Germany: «Fear of crime in post communist societies»; Krzysztof Krajewski - Poland: «Fear of crime in Poland»; Dzidris Seps - Latvia: «Political and economic change and crime in Latvia»; Michael Levi - United Kingdom: «Controlling Economic Crime»; Andrzej Mosciskier - Poland:«New forms of crime in the period of transition from communist to free-market economy»; Juri Saar - Estonia: «Criminality as an indicator of the social situation»; Katalin Gönczöl - Hungary: «Changes in Crime Control in Hungary»; Alenka Selih, Franc Brine - Slovenia - «Crime in the period of rapid social change: The case of Slovenia» (presented by Dragan Pertovec); Norbert Wolf - Germany: «Criminal Law Conventions of the Council of Europe as Instruments in the Fight Against New Forms of Crime»; Aleksander Svietlov - Ukraine: «The Structure and Dynamics of Crime in Ukraine in post-communist era»; Aleksander Dobryninas - Lithuania - «Crime and Political Change in Lithuania».
3 Panelists were: Jerzy Jasinski (Poland), Rodica Stanoiu (Romania), Aleksandras Dobryninas (Lithuania), Helmut Kury (Germany), Krzysztof Krajewski (Poland).