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Criminality has accompanied social life from the outset. It has appeared at every stage of the development of every community, regardless of organisation, form of government or period in history. This work presents the views of criminologists from Central Europe on the phenomenon of criminality as a component of social and political reality. Despite the far advanced homogenisation of culture and the coming together of the countries that make up the European Union, criminality is not easily captured by statistics and simple comparisons. There can be huge variation not only on crime reporting systems and information on convicts but also on definitions of the same crimes and their formulations in the criminal codes of the individual European countries. This book fills a gap in the English-language criminological literature on the causes and determinants of criminality in Central Europe. Poland, as the largest country in the region, whose political post-war path has been similar to the other countries in this part of Europe, is subject to an exhaustive and original look at criminality as part of the political and social reality. The authors offer a contribution to the debate in the social and criminal policy of the state over the problems of criminality and how to control it.

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'This volume gives an excellent overview about crime and criminal justice from different aspects in Poland, the largest country in the region of the former Soviet Union. The authors present data about crime development in the last century and cover issues including social change, poverty and social exclusion on the one side, and the role of justice, the media, social perception of crime, and factors of international interest on the other.' Helmut Kury, University of Freiburg, Germany 'Relations between social change and crime has been an important theme for criminology since the times of Emile Durkheim. In that respect experience of Central European countries after the fall of communist regimes in 1989 is something unique. This book offers comprehensive and in-depth pictures of crime and criminal justice in the largest country of the region, namely Poland. Highly acclaimed when published in Polish it becomes now available for broader readership. It should be an indispensable source for all those interested in the subject.' Krzysztof Krajewski, Jagiellonian University, Poland 'This book provides a fresh perspective on the many facets of crime in Poland. Among many other factors, it looks at: crime over the space of a century; crime in different social systems; crime in a time of profound social change. Distinguished Polish criminologists draw a powerful picture of different aspects of crime in their country. Their analyses and views enrich our knowledge of crime in a part of Europe that has long been obscured.' Alenka Selih, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 'This book provides an in-depth analysis of the crime situation in Poland during its different political eras. It reveals the factors that influence criminality, points out the changing faces of criminal policy and reviews the outcomes on further fields of criminological research. This fascinating study by outstanding Polish scholars, will show readers an image of the world of Polish criminality, and provide them with a complex understanding of the country's history, legal evolution and socio-political developments since the 1989 regime change.' Miklos Levay, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, and The Constitutional Court of Hungary 'This book provides a masterful equilibrium of theoretical and practical analysis of both causes of crime and the justice system's response in Poland. It is an excellent example of a holistic view on the determinants of crime within the context of political and social change in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe since the 1990s. The book represents a valuable study of cultural and political aspects of crime and criminal and penal policy in modern Europe, useful for decision makers, researchers and students.' Beata Gruszczynska, University of Warsaw, Poland

a This volume gives an excellent overview about crime and criminal justice from different aspects in Poland, the largest country in the region of the former Soviet Union. The authors present data about crime development in the last century and cover issues including social change, poverty and social exclusion on the one side, and the role of justice, the media, social perception of crime, and factors of international interest on the other.a (TM) Helmut Kury, University of Freiburg, Germany 'Relations between social change and crime has been an important theme for criminology since the times of Emile Durkheim. In that respect experience of Central European countries after the fall of communist regimes in 1989 is something unique. This book offers comprehensive and in-depth pictures of crime and criminal justice in the largest country of the region, namely Poland. Highly acclaimed when published in Polish it becomes now available for broader readership. It should be an indispensable source for all those interested in the subject.' Krzysztof Krajewski, Jagiellonian University, Poland a This book provides a fresh perspective on the many facets of crime in Poland. Among many other factors, it looks at: crime over the space of a century; crime in different social systems; crime in a time of profound social change. Distinguished Polish criminologists draw a powerful picture of different aspects of crime in their country. Their analyses and views enrich our knowledge of crime in a part of Europe that has long been obscured.a (TM) Alenka A elih, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

"'This volume gives an excellent overview about crime and criminal justice from different aspects in Poland, the largest country in the region of the former Soviet Union. The authors present data about crime development in the last century and cover issues including social change, poverty and social exclusion on the one side, and the role of justice, the media, social perception of crime, and factors of international interest on the other.' Helmut Kury, University of Freiburg, Germany 'Relations between social change and crime have been an important theme for criminology since the times of Emile Durkheim. In that respect experience of Central European countries after the fall of communist regimes in 1989 is something unique. This book offers comprehensive and in-depth pictures of crime and criminal justice in the largest country of the region, namely Poland. Highly acclaimed when published in Polish it becomes now available for broader readership. It should be an indispensable source for all those interested in the subject.' Krzysztof Krajewski, Jagiellonian University, Poland 'This book provides a fresh perspective on the many facets of crime in Poland. Among many other factors, it looks at: crime over the space of a century; crime in different social systems; crime in a time of profound social change. Distinguished Polish criminologists draw a powerful picture of different aspects of crime in their country. Their analyses and views enrich our knowledge of crime in a part of Europe that has long been obscured.' Alenka Selih, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 'This book provides an in-depth analysis of the crime situation in Poland during its different political eras. It reveals the factors that influence criminality, points out the changing faces of criminal policy and reviews the outcomes on further fields of criminological research. This fascinating study by outstanding Polish scholars, will show readers an image of the world of Polish criminality, and provide them with a complex understanding of the country's history, legal evolution and socio-political developments since the 1989 regime change.' Miklos Levay, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, and The Constitutional Court of Hungary 'This book provides a masterful equilibrium of theoretical and practical analysis of both causes of crime and the justice system's response in Poland. It is an excellent example of a holistic view on the determinants of crime within the context of political and social change in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe since the 1990s. The book represents a valuable study of cultural and political aspects of crime and criminal and penal policy in modern Europe, useful for decision makers, researchers and students.' Beata GruszczyA""ska, University of Warsaw, Poland '... [provides] a reader a good outline of Polish scholarship on crime and penology ... the book would fit well in an academic law library's criminal law or comparative law collection.' DipLawMatic Dialogues"

'This volume gives an excellent overview about crime and criminal justice from different aspects in Poland, the largest country in the region of the former Soviet Union. The authors present data about crime development in the last century and cover issues including social change, poverty and social exclusion on the one side, and the role of justice, the media, social perception of crime, and factors of international interest on the other.' Helmut Kury, University of Freiburg, Germany 'Relations between social change and crime have been an important theme for criminology since the times of Emile Durkheim. In that respect experience of Central European countries after the fall of communist regimes in 1989 is something unique. This book offers comprehensive and in-depth pictures of crime and criminal justice in the largest country of the region, namely Poland. Highly acclaimed when published in Polish it becomes now available for broader readership. It should be an indispensable source for all those interested in the subject.' Krzysztof Krajewski, Jagiellonian University, Poland 'This book provides a fresh perspective on the many facets of crime in Poland. Among many other factors, it looks at: crime over the space of a century; crime in different social systems; crime in a time of profound social change. Distinguished Polish criminologists draw a powerful picture of different aspects of crime in their country. Their analyses and views enrich our knowledge of crime in a part of Europe that has long been obscured.' Alenka Selih, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 'This book provides an in-depth analysis of the crime situation in Poland during its different political eras. It reveals the factors that influence criminality, points out the changing faces of criminal policy and reviews the outcomes on further fields of criminological research. This fascinating study by outstanding Polish scholars, will show readers an image of the world of Polish criminality, and provide them with a complex understanding of the country's history, legal evolution and socio-political developments since the 1989 regime change.' Miklos Levay, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, and The Constitutional Court of Hungary 'This book provides a masterful equilibrium of theoretical and practical analysis of both causes of crime and the justice system's response in Poland. It is an excellent example of a holistic view on the determinants of crime within the context of political and social change in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe since the 1990s. The book represents a valuable study of cultural and political aspects of crime and criminal and penal policy in modern Europe, useful for decision makers, researchers and students.' Beata Gruszczynska, University of Warsaw, Poland

'This volume gives an excellent overview about crime and criminal justice from different aspects in Poland, the largest country in the region of the former Soviet Union. The authors present data about crime development in the last century and cover issues including social change, poverty and social exclusion on the one side, and the role of justice, the media, social perception of crime, and factors of international interest on the other.' Helmut Kury, University of Freiburg, Germany 'Relations between social change and crime have been an important theme for criminology since the times of Emile Durkheim. In that respect experience of Central European countries after the fall of communist regimes in 1989 is something unique. This book offers comprehensive and in-depth pictures of crime and criminal justice in the largest country of the region, namely Poland. Highly acclaimed when published in Polish it becomes now available for broader readership. It should be an indispensable source for all those interested in the subject.' Krzysztof Krajewski, Jagiellonian University, Poland 'This book provides a fresh perspective on the many facets of crime in Poland. Among many other factors, it looks at: crime over the space of a century; crime in different social systems; crime in a time of profound social change. Distinguished Polish criminologists draw a powerful picture of different aspects of crime in their country. Their analyses and views enrich our knowledge of crime in a part of Europe that has long been obscured.' Alenka Selih, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 'This book provides an in-depth analysis of the crime situation in Poland during its different political eras. It reveals the factors that influence criminality, points out the changing faces of criminal policy and reviews the outcomes on further fields of criminological research. This fascinating study by outstanding Polish scholars, will show readers an image of the world of Polish criminality, and provide them with a complex understanding of the country's history, legal evolution and socio-political developments since the 1989 regime change.' Miklos Levay, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, and The Constitutional Court of Hungary 'This book provides a masterful equilibrium of theoretical and practical analysis of both causes of crime and the justice system's response in Poland. It is an excellent example of a holistic view on the determinants of crime within the context of political and social change in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe since the 1990s. The book represents a valuable study of cultural and political aspects of crime and criminal and penal policy in modern Europe, useful for decision makers, researchers and students.' Beata GruszczyA ska, University of Warsaw, Poland '... [provides] a reader a good outline of Polish scholarship on crime and penology ... the book would fit well in an academic law library's criminal law or comparative law collection.' DipLawMatic Dialogues

Author Information

"Konrad Buczkowski is Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology of Institute of Law Studies in the Polish Academy of Sciences and in the Department of Criminal Law of Institute of Justice, Ministry of Justice of Republic of Poland. His main subjects of professional interest are: economic crime, insurance fraud, money laundering, white-collar crime and cybercrime. He is a member of the European Society of Criminology and the Polish Society of Criminology. Beata Czarnecka-Dzialuk is Assistant Professor at the Department of Criminology, Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, and at the Institute of Justice. Beata specialises in the problems of reacting to juvenile criminality and introducing restorative justice into the justice system, especially mediation in criminal and juvenile cases. Beata is a member of the Social Council for Alternative Methods of Solving Conflicts and Disputes at the Minister of Justice, the European Society of Criminology, the Polish Society of Criminology, and the Board of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. Witold Klaus is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Law Studies in the Polish Academy of Sciences. His main subjects of professional interest are: migration and crime, hate crimes, victimization, relations between poverty and crime and juvenile delinquency. He is also interested in migration law, discrimination based on ethnicity, and migrants' integration in Poland. Witold Klaus is an executive director in the oldest Polish criminological journal - 'Archives of Criminology', the Secretary of the Board in the Polish Society of Criminology, and the President of the Association for Legal Intervention. He is a member of the European Society of Criminology and the Polish Society of Criminology. Anna Kossowska is Professor at the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences. She is a Sociologist and Criminologist, and Head of the Department of Criminology at the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences. Anna lectures in Criminology at the Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation, University of Warsaw, and is President of the Polish Society of Criminology. She is a member of the Editorial Committee of 'Archiwum Kryminologii' (Archives of Criminology). Her main academic interests are: issues concerning the links between social change and criminality; the functioning of social control; crime prevention; and criminological theory. She is a member of the Polish Society of Criminology. Irena RzepliA""ska is Professor of law and criminology in the Department of Criminology of the Institute of Law Studies in the Polish Academy of Sciences and in the Warsaw University. She is an author of research on deviance, self-report studies, crime and crime policy - historical and contemporary, foreigners criminality in Poland and, in the last years: youth crime - past and present. She teaches criminology and human rights at the Warsaw University in the Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialization. Irena RzepliA""ska is editor-in-chief of the oldest Polish criminological journal, 'Archives of Criminology', and member of the European Society of Criminology and the Polish Society of Criminology. In the Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights - non-governmental organization - she is an expert in refugee and migrants law. From 2004, Irena RzepliA""ska is a Vice-Director in the Institute of Law Studies in the Polish Academy of Sciences. Paulina Wiktorska is a lawyer and sociologist. She completed her doctoral studies at the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, and currently works there as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Criminology. She is a member of the European Society of Criminology, the Polish Society of Criminology and the Editorial Committee of 'Ekonomika i organizacja przedsiA(TM)biorstwa' (Economics and Organization of Enterprise). Paulina works with problems concerning criminal law and policy, especially criminal executory law, adolescent criminality, violence towards next-of-kin, and the sociology of law. Dagmara WoA * niakowska-Fajst is Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology, Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, and Chair of Criminology and Criminal Policy at the Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation, University of Warsaw. Her research interests include victimology, harassment issues in an emotional context, deviant behaviour of juveniles and women, crime as presented in the media, and justice system policy. She is a member of the European Society of Criminology, the Polish Society of Criminology, and the Association for Legal Intervention. Dobrochna Wojcik is Professor of Law and Doctor of Psychology, and she worked for the Department of Criminology, Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, in 1963-2007. Dobrochna Wojcik works at the Institute of Justice since 1992 and directed the Criminal Law and Criminology Section for several years. Research interests include juvenile criminality, aggression, examining victims of crime, and mediation issues. Dobrochna Wojcik co-founded the Group to Introduce Mediation in Poland, and is an academic consultant to the Polish Mediation Centre. Dobrochna Wojcik is a member of the Social Council for Alternative Methods of Solving Conflicts and Disputes at the Minister of Justice and the Polish Society of Criminology."

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