The Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research signed the Cooperation Agreement with the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade on April 16, 2024. The Director of the Institute, Ivana Stevanović, and Research Associate Dr Sanja Petkovska met with the faculty delegation, consisting of Dean Professor Dr Danijel Sinani and professor from the Department of Andragogy Dr Jovan Miljković. During the meeting, the issues of implementation of the agreement and a wide range of possibilities of cooperation between the two institutions that would improve the relationship and mutual interconnectedness between the teaching and research segments of the higher education system in the future were raised.
To download Cooperation Agreement in PDF click HERE.
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The Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research announces a public call for submissions for the international scientific conference "Critical Perspectives on the Emerging Forms of Global Solidarities" to be held in Belgrade on 8th November 2024. The deadline for proposal submission is 15th June 2024. All proposals will be peer-reviewed.
For more details click HERE.
On March 21, 2024, at the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research was presented a new book by our colleague, Janko Međedović, PhD, Senior Research Fellow. This scientific monograph titled "Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology and Psychopathy" is published by Springer.
The event commenced with welcoming remarks from Ivana Stevanović, PhD, Director of the Institute, who addressed the attending colleagues, students, and the rest of audience. Following that, the event moderator, Branislava Gemović, PhD, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, initiated a discussion among the participants: Ivana Hromatko, PhD, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb; Jelena Čvorović, PhD, Ethnographic Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts; Bojana Dinić, PhD, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad; and the author himself.
After the author briefly introduced the field of human behavioral ecology and his motivations for studying it, the speakers emphasized the significance of having a textbook written in such a clear and comprehensible manner, both for teaching purposes and for researchers seeking a systematic review of the literature and new findings in this field. The first half of the book provides an overview of various approaches in human behavioral sciences, as well as making distinctions between related disciplines (e.g., evolutionary psychology), while the second half discusses the adaptive potential of psychopathy in the context of behavioral ecology. It was concluded that the monograph aims to stimulate reflection and raise questions about phenomena in human behavioral ecology, encouraging colleagues' curiosity for further exploration of this area.
You can find the book HERE.
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A research associate at the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, Dr Sanja Petkovska, visited the Faculty of Humanities of the Nicolaus Copernicus University (UMK) in Toruń (Poland) from 4th to 15th March 2024. Upon the invitation of the Centre for Excellence of this faculty and its head of Professor Dr Adam Kola, Dr Petkovska spent two weeks in learning about the activities of this institution and carrying out teaching and scientific activities within the Department of Balkan Studies.
For more details click HERE.
Olga Tešović, Phd, Research Fellow of the Institute, participated on February 22, 2024, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, the meeting of the Expert Group of Confederation of European Probation (CEP Probation) on Caseload and Workload of Probation Service. As an individual member from among the experts of the aforementioned organization, Olga Tešović, PhD, gave a lecture at the meeting on the legal framework and practice in the area of non-custodual sanctions and measures in the Republic of Serbia and on Caseload and Workload of Probation Service.
On February 6, 2024, in the conference hall of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, the promotion of the book "Hate Crimes in the Republic of Serbia" by Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, and Anđela Đukanović, PhD, Research Fellow of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research took place with the participation of representatives of academia and legal professionals.
The audience was greeted by Ivana Stevanović, PhD, the Director of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research. Subsequently, the book, Marina Matić Bošković, PhD, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, and Marko Novaković, PhD, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute for International Politics and Economics, followed by two authors, took the floor to share their insights. Each speaker highlighted the importance of addressing this topic and emphasized the necessity for a thorough approach to the subject matter. The book itself is divided in two parts, where the first part provides readers with a comprehensive presentation of the concept of hate crimes and its distinction from the similar concepts, as well as the analysis of the relevant international standards and the national strategic and policy framework. The second part of the book offers a detailed analysis of prosecutorial and court jurisprudence in the Republic of Serbia. Considering this, the speakers concluded that this book has also a considerable practical value for both- the professional and scientific community, as well as a wider readership.
To download the book "Hate Crimes in the Republic of Serbia" in PDF click HERE.
To see the photos from the event click HERE.
On Monday, January 22, 2024, in the big hall of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, the promotion of the collection "Decolonial Politics in European Peripheries: Redefining Progressiveness, Coloniality and Transition Efforts" took place, published by the end of 2023 by Routledge from London. The collection was arranged by Research Fellow Dr Sanja Petkovska in cooperation with 20 authors interested in the problems of peripheral areas, covered in 16 included chapters. The promotion of the collection brought together virtual and real space researchers and lecturers interested in analyzing the policies of Southeast Europe and beyond following the ideas of progressivism and addressing the problems of inequality that hinder social development, but also in the study of postcolonial and critical social theory.
The event was marked by the presence of Professor Vladimir Ajzenhamer from the Faculty of Security at the University of Belgrade and the virtual participation of Professor Manuela Boatcă from the University of Freiburg. The authors of the chapters followed up the presented introductions by exchanging impressions and reflections related to the issues covered, but also the experiences of cooperation and strategies for the affirmation of research work that comes outside of the geopolitical knowledge centres.
Among the authors who took part in the discussion were: Costas Gousis, Eteron – Institute for Research and Social Change in Athens, Greece; Philipp Lottholz, Center for Conflict Studies, Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany; Alkisti Prepi, School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, Greece; Francesco Trupia, Faculty of Humanities, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland and Ivana Vesić, The Institute of Musicology, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Belgrade, Serbia. The problems addressed by the authors in the chapters range from the analysis of research infrastructure, through migration, sociocultural differences and relations to the nation, up to the consideration of future policies through the review of alternative geopolitical self-determination in former socialist countries. By exchanging impressions and considering the further development of research that will affirm the peripheries, the participants of the discussion opened spaces for future collaborations, emphasizing the importance of greater exchange dynamics between actors differently positioned in the hierarchical structures of the world system.
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The Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation organized the national scientific meeting "Convict Population: New Perspectives" within the national scientific project PrisonLIFE, with the support of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, within the program IDEJE (number project: 7750249). The National Scientific Conference was held on December 4, 2023 in Belgrade at the premises of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research.
The main goal of this scientific conference is to bring together researchers in the early stages of their careers, students in the final years of undergraduate, master's and doctoral studies and introduce them to the process of writing and presenting scientific papers, as well as exchanging scientific opinions. By freely choosing a topic, in accordance with the thematic framework of the meeting and according to the agreement with the mentors, students will have the opportunity to present their work to a wider audience and exchange ideas with other participants.
All accepted abstracts of papers are published in the collection of summaries from the scientific meeting. The selected papers will be published in the Journal of Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research. The theme of the meeting includes papers from the fields of psychology, special education and rehabilitation, social rehabilitation, sociology, law, andragogy, as well as complementary disciplines that deal with issues of importance in the field of prison sentences and treatment of convicts. The presentations themselves concern the characteristics of the prison population, various aspects of serving sentences, the treatment of prisoners in a special department for serving sentences for organized crime, employment and involvement in professional training, educational activities and education of convicted persons through peer education programs, the work of the health service and the treatment of addicts. from drugs, as well as resocialization and judicial decision-making on parole.
To download the PDF version of collection of papers from the Conference click HERE.
To see the photos from the event click HERE.
The Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research hosted a roundtable titled 'Quality of Prison Life in Serbia: State and Perspectives' on November 29-30, 2023. Organized by the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research and the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, the roundtable aimed to present the main results of the research on the quality of prison life in Serbia within the PrisonLIFE project, funded by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Grant No. 7750249).
The research results served as the basis for discussions on improving the quality of prison life, challenges faced by staff in the criminal sanctions execution system, and the contribution of the broader community to the successful rehabilitation and social reintegration of convicted individuals in Serbia. The roundtable will result in recommendations for improving policies and practices to enhance the quality of prison life, a crucial factor for successful rehabilitation, preparation for release, reintegrating into society, preventing relapse, and ensuring more effective work by staff in correctional facilities. The event was attended by representatives from correctional institutions, the Administration for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions, independent bodies (the Protector of Citizens and the Commissioner for Protection of Equality), ministries, the academic community, the civil sector, and the Science Fund.
To see the photos from the event click HERE.
The Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and the Institute of Comparative Law organized an international scientific thematic conference Media, Penal Law and Judiciary, dedicated to the late colleague and friend Dr. Jovan Ćirić, judge of the Constitutional Court of Serbia and former director of the Institute of Comparative Law.
The conference was held on November 24, 2023 in Belgrade and gathered a large number of academia and practitioners interested in the challenges of freedom of expression and restrictions on the public in criminal law, the responsibility of the media as a key element in preserving freedom of expression, the influence of the media on the right to a fair trial, the role of social networks and influence on criminal justice and public perception, with special focus on juvenile delinquency and the relationship between the media and the public prosecution. More than twenty speakers from 10 different countries presented their articles at the conference, and more than 50 representatives of the academic community and the judiciary participated in the discussion.
The papers presented at the conference will be published in the collection of articles Media, Penal Law and Judiciary by the end of 2023.
To see the photos from the event click HERE.
On November 14, 2023, a guest lecture by Professor Tereza Ruso on international and European legal cooperation in criminal matters was held at the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of the University of Salerno and the Institute for Comparative Law. The lecture was attended by more than 60 students of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade and beneficiaries of the initial training of the Judicial Academy.
Professor Ruso presented to the interested participants the development of international legal cooperation in criminal matters in the European Union, including the emergence of the principles of mutual recognition and mutual trust, which represent the basis of cooperation in the EU. In her presentation, Professor Russo referred specifically to the European arrest warrant and the challenges in its application in the member states of the European Union, as well as to the practice of the EU Court of Justice and previous issues that resolve the dilemmas of national courts in this area.
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In the premises of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research on November 14, 2023, the text of the Agreement on scientific research, educational and professional cooperation with the Faculty of Law of the University of Salerno was agreed upon.
The agreement was made by Professor Tereza Ruso, Chairwoman of the Jean Monnet Program 2022-2025 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Salerno, and Ivana Stevanović, PhD Director of the Institute. Assistant Stefano Busilo, from the Faculty of Law of the University of Salerno, and Marina Matić Bošković, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Dr. Milica Kolaković Bojović, Senior Research Fellow and Dr. Olga Tešović, Research Fellow, attended the meetings.
The first step in concretizing cooperation will be the joint organization of an international scientific conference, which will be organized in the premises of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, in May 2024, within the framework of the Jean Monnet Program.
To see the photos from the event click HERE.
The international scientific thematic conference Elderly people and discrimination: prevention and reaction was organized by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Vojvodina Bar Association, with the support of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation and branch of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Novi Sad.
It took place on 26th and 27th October 2023 in Novi Sad, Serbia and gathered numerous experts and academics interested in how governance, policy and legislative mechanisms could be improved to better meet the needs and rights of the growing elderly population. The papers presented at this conference are included in this publication entitled as Elderly people and discrimination: prevention and reaction.
This publication contains the contributions in which different disciplinary, theoretical, and methodological approaches were employed to analyse numerous problems and topics of importance for understanding the phenomenon of discrimination against the elderly and look for an adequate strategy for building resilience and empower the elderly. The papers in the collection are divided into the four sections each of them dealing with the different public domain. The first section of the collection is focused on legal aspect, the second on criminology and victimology, the third one deals with the human rights of the elderly and finally, the concluding section is dealing with social inclusion and digital aspects of ageing, but also includes one paper about social and professional status of senior female scholars in Serbia.
To download the PDF version of collection of papers from the Conference click HERE.
To see the photos from the event click HERE.
On October 16, 2023, the Agreement on teaching-educational, scientific-research and professional cooperation was signed between the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and the Faculty of Law of the University of Pristina with temporary headquarters in Kosovska Mitrovicas. The agreement was signed by prof. Slobodanka Perić, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Ms. Ivana Stevanović, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Director of the Institute. The event was attended by prof. Zdravko Grujić, PhD, Vice Dean for Science and International Cooperation of the Faculty of Law and Ms. Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, and President of the Scientific Council of the Institute.
The agreement represents the formalization of various forms of cooperation that the employees of the Faculty of Law and the Institute have been achieving for years. The first step in concretizing the cooperation will be the joint organization of an international scientific conference, which will be held in the premises of the Faculty of Law in Kosovska Mitrovica, in May next year.
To download the Agreement in PDF click HERE.
The photos from the event can be downloaded HERE.
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances adopted its 1st General Comment on Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Migration on September 18th 2023.
Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD, Senior Research Fellow in the Institute was one of the two rapporteurs in charge of drafting this document together with Ms. Barbara Lochbihler. The General Comment was developed as a result of the wide and inclusive consultative process which has taken more than two years, with participation of the State Parties, professionals, international organisations, NGOs and academia members who provided the valuable inputs.
The Committee officially launched the General Comment during the public event held on September 28th 2023 in Geneva.
The text of the general Comment can be downloaded HERE.
Photos from the public event for launching the General Comment can be downloaded HERE.
To watch the full video from the public event for launching the General Comment click HERE.
66th International Belgrade Book Fair will take place from 21st until 29th October, 2023 in the premises of Belgrade Fair. Like during previous years, publications of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research issued in 2022 and 2023 will be presented at this event, within the stand of the Centre for the Promotion of Science of the Republic of Serbia.
Ms. Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD, Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, has been re-elected for the position of the Vice-president of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances for the 2023-2025 period.
The 25th session of the Committee is taking place in Geneva from September 11-29th 2023.
More information on the outcome of the election process, could be found following this link: https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/ced/membership
National scientific conference“Convict Population: New Perspectives” will take place at the Institute of Criminological and sociological Research in Belgrade on December 4th, 2023.
The conference is organized by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and University of Belgrade - Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation. The conference is organized as part of the national scientific project PrisonLIFE, supported by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia.
The conference aims to bring together early-career researchers and undergraduate/graduate students from various disciplines related to social rehabilitation, special education, psychology, sociology, law, and other related fields. Papers from all these fields that address topics relevant to the execution of prison sentences and treatment of convicts are welcome.
For more detailed information about this national conference click HERE.
We are pleased to announce that the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research published a book "Criminal Law Protection of People with Disabilities in the Republic of Serbia", written by our dear colleague Filip Mirić, PhD, from Faculty of Law, University of Niš.
To download the book in PDF version click HERE.
Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research organized, with the support of Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia and Judicial Academy in Belgrade, international scientific thematic conference “Traffic, Criminality and Urban Safety”. The conference took place at Palić, on June 14th and 15th, 2023 and the papers presented at the conference are published in the collection of conference papers.
On the behalf of the city of Subotica, Professor Balint Pastor, PhD, president of the city parliament, opened the conference, and introductory speeches were presented by the director of Judicial Academy, Nenad Vujić, president of Serbian Association for Criminal Law Theory and Practice, Professor Stanko Bejatović, PhD, acting director of Agency of Traffic Safety of the Republic of Serbia, Branko Stamatović and, on the behalf of the organizer, Ivana Stevanović, PhD.
There are several challenges that enhanced us to organize an international scientific thematic conference dedicated to this particular topic. The increase in the population in urban areas and enhanced development and expansion of the cities raise the issue of safety of participants in traffic as well as the rest of the population for several reasons and in several different ways. Intensive traffic frequently leads to the increased pressure on current infrastructure that often cannon keep up with the growing needs when it comes to traffic of people and goods. Growing mobility of people in the cities, followed by insufficient use of alternative vehicles that produce less pollution for the environment, leads to the increase of pollution of certain segments of environment – at first place air, but indirectly water and soil as well.
The question of legal protection of safety of traffic participants as well as of other inhabitants of urban areas was also opened. Some activities of traffic participants that cause significantly severe and socially more hazardous consequences can be classified as criminal offences and, in that sense, it is particularly important for the improvement of urban safety to discover, initiate the procedure and penalize their perpetrators, which were also discussed in this conference.
IHaving in mind the fact that at the moment a new text of amendments and alterations of Road Traffic Safety Law, the relevance of this topic at this moment is even greater, which is the reason why there is particular need to observe this issue from a multidisciplinary perspective and in accordance with the experiences from other countries.
To download the collection of papers presented at this international scientific thematic conference click HERE.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
The information about this international scientific thematic conference was also published by the portal of the City of Subotica, Subotica.com, and text and photographs are available HERE.
We would like to remind our dear colleagues that Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research with the support of Judicial Academy in Belgrade is organizing international scientific thematic conference "Traffic, Criminality and Urban Safety". The conference will take place at Palić, on 14th and 15th of June, 2023 and the papers presented at the conference will be published in the conference proceedings.
W would also like to thank all the authors who submitted their papers for this international scientific thematic conference, as well as to remind the authors who applied their topics, but still have not submitted their papers that they can do so until May 15th, 2023.
The program of international scientific thematic conference can be downloaded HERE.
The details about the accommodation can be downloaded HERE.
We are glad to inform our dear colleagues that official website of Journal of Criminology and Criminal Law is available via this link www.rkkp.org.rs
Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD Senior Research Fellow, participated in the 24th session of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) held in Geneva, March 20-31, 2023. At this session, the Committee adopted a draft First General Comment to accompany the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances, initially developed by Mrs. Kolaković-Bojović and Mrs, Barbara Lochbihler, as co-rapporteurs. The document is publicly available on the Committee's website, together with the invitation to submit comments and proposals AT THIS LINK.
Mrs. Kolaković-Bojović presented activities and plans of the Committee regarding the General Comment to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Volker Turk, who expressed a willingness to provide further support and take part in the dissemination of this document in order to foster its implementation.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
Dr Janko Međedović, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, is this year's winner of the "Nenad Havelka" award. The "Nenad Havelka" award is given for outstanding scientific contribution to the researchers who are at an early stage of their career. It was established in 2022, will be awarded for the first time in 2023, and will be awarded once a year.
The winner of the award has the honor of delivering a plenary lecture at the annual scientific conference Empirical Research in Psychology. Candidates for the award can be persons who have received their doctorate no more than ten years since the announcement of the competition, and who are employed as teachers and/or scientists in a Scientific and Research Organization. The winner of the award will hold a plenary lecture on April the 2nd, 2023.
To read the biography of the award winner, click HERE.
The Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research with the support of the German Development Cooperation Program "Inclusion of Roma and other marginalized groups in Serbia" implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ in cooperation with the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue has successfully implemented the project "Combating of hate crimes". The aim of the project was to improve the training program for judges, public prosecutors and police officers in the field of hate crime prevention based on the analysis of court jurisprudence.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
The Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research and the Institute for Comparative Law, with the support of the Judicial Academy, have organized for the seventh time an international scientific conference Digitization in criminal law and justice. The Conference was held in Belgrade on November 25th, 2022 at the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research. The Conference has international character for the third time, since the participants, in addition to eminent domestic authors, are recognized legal theorists and practitioners from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Romania, Greece, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Portugal and Brazil.
PhD Ivana Stevanović, Director of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, Professor Vladimir Čolović, Director of the Institute for Comparative Law, Bojan Lapčević, General Secretary of the Judicial Academy, as well as Biljana Sinanović, Judge of the Supreme Court of Cassation, gave welcome speeches and open the Conference on the behalf of the organizers.
This year's Conference attracted considerable attention and interest from the academic public, so in addition to the participants with papers who directly presented their work at the Conference, a number of foreign contributors also participated via video link, giving an important insight into the experiences and practices of their countries. The topics discussed at the conference were divided into six thematic areas related to e-crimes, challenges with digital evidence, the impact of digitization on criminal proceedings, execution of criminal sanctions and procedural rights of suspects and defendants, artificial intelligence and cyber security.
In addition to the significant comparative-legal dimension, this Conference was also a meeting place for representatives of various institutions that, within their jurisdiction, are faced with the need to improve theoretical and practical knowledge on the issues discussed at the Conference.
On this occasion, a collection of articles will be published.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
The Provincial Protector of Citizens − Ombudsman and the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research from Belgrade organized 6th international scientific conference on protection of human rights From Childhood to the Right to a Dignified Old Age − Human Rights and Institutions, which took place on 27th and 28th of October 2022, in the Rectorate of the University of Novi Sad. This year conference was jubilar, since it celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Decision on the Provincial Protector of Citizens − Ombudsman.
The conference was attended by representatives of the academic, scientific and research community, as well as representatives of independent institutions, local ombudspersons, social welfare centres, judicial bodies and other institutions and organizations dealing with human rights.
As in previous years, a 5th Yearbook Human Rights Protection of the same subtitle as the conference was presented, and the majority of around 50 authors from 13 countries (Serbia, North Macedonia, Belarus, Russian Federation, China, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Japan, Romania, Croatia, Italy, Austria and Hungary) brought together diverse results and conclusions in 39 original scientific and expert articles divided into four chapters: general issues, children’s rights, rights of older persons and institutional protection of other human rights.
The organization of this year's conference, as well as the publication of the monograph, was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development.
To download the electronic version of Conference papers' collection, click HERE.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
Serbian Association for Criminal Law Theory and Practice, in cooperation with the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, the Ministry of Justice of the RS and the Judicial Academy, and with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, participated in the organization of the Association's LXI regular annual consultation on the topic "Non-institutional measures, simplified forms and other criminal law instruments of reaction to crime and positive criminal legislation", which was held from September 22 to 24 in Zlatibor. More than 300 representatives of the academic community, the judiciary and other practitioners in the field of criminal law participated in the meeting.
As part of the meeting, a round table on "Alternative sanctions and measures - implementation in the Republic of Serbia in the period 2015-2020" was organized on September 23. At the round table the Analysis of alternative sanctions and measures in the Republic of Serbia in the period from 2015 to 2020, prepared by the Institute's expert team with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, was presented for the third time.
Speakers at the round table were PhD Ivana Stevanović, director of the Institute, Nataša Novaković, representative of the OSCE Mission in Serbia and PhD Marina Matić Bošković, as one of the authors of the Analysis. The round table generated the great interest of the participants and the discussion showed that there is a need to organize similar events where experiences in the application of alternative sanctions and measures will be exchanged, as well as the need to include the application of alternative sanction in misdemeanour proceedings in the future analyses of alternative sanctions.
The text of the Analysis is available for download in PDF format in Serbian and English, while the presentation of the key findings presented at the round table is available in Serbian.
To download the presentation in PDF form click HERE.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
On July 6, 2022, the "The Impact Assessment of the Application of Alternative Sanctions and Measures in the Republic of Serbia in the 2015-2020 Period", developed and published with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, was presented to the scientific and professional public for the second time in Hotel Zira in Belgrade. The authors of the Analysis are Dr. Milica Kolaković-Bojović, Dr. Ana Batrićević and Marina Matić Bošković, researchers in the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research. The presentation was organized in cooperation with the MANTRA Project "Strengthening Probation and the System of Alternative Sanctions in Serbia and Montenegro".
Dr. Ivana Stevanović, director of the Institute, and Dr. Milica Kolaković-Bojović, Project Coordinator, spoke about the bilingual publication, translated with the support of the Council of Europe and the European Union. The presentation was attended to the gathered judges, prosecutors, professors and commissioners from Serbia, the Netherlands and Romania, as well as representatives of international organizations.
The publication was initially presented at the scientific-professional conference "Alternative Sanctions and Measures in Criminal Law", held on May 11 this year, at the Faculty of Law of Union University. You can find more information on this event following this LINK.
The text of the Analysis is available for download in pdf format in SERBIAN and ENGLISH.
German development cooperation program “Inclusion of Roma and other marginalised groups in Serbia” implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ in cooperation with Ministry for human and minority rights and social dialogue, established collaboration with the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research to realise the project "Combating Hate Crime". The project aims to improve training programs for judges, public prosecutors and police officers on combating hate crime. The Institute’s expert team, consisting of Dr Marina Matic Boskovic, Dr Milica Kolakovic Bojovic and Dr Andjela Djukanovic, in cooperation with external associates, the President of the Basic Court in Pozega, Olga Tesovic and the judge of the Basic Court in Nis, Ivana Milovanovic will analyse court jurisprudence in this area, which will serve as a basis for the development of a training program and a Guide on Combating Hate Crimes.
Within the project five trainings for judges, public prosecutors and police officers in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Niš and Novi Pazar will be organised. The lecturers at the trainings will be Professor Aleksandar Ivanovic and Dr Marko Novakovic. The trainings will be organized in cooperation with the Judicial Academy, as one of the project beneficiaries. The training program, as well as the Guide, will be delivered to the Judicial Academy to ensure application of program at the future trainings. The project will be implemented in the period from June to December 2022.
The Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia and the Judicial Academy, organized the XXXIII International Scientific Conference "Children and the Challenges of the Digital Environment" between the 16th and 17th June, 2022 in Palić. The conference was opened by the director of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, PhD Ivana Stevanović, and the director of the Judicial Academy, Nenad Vujić.
The two-day long gathering was attended by eminent representatives of the judiciary, the academic community and independent institutions, as well as lawyers, sociologists, psychologists and special pedagogues. The presentation of theoretical articles and results of empirical research was followed by intensive discussions on the role of education and parents in preventing various types of violence in the digital space, preventive mechanisms, as well as specific knowledge and skills needed by judicial officials in order to prosecute this type of offence and crime.
The organization of the conference is accompanied by two thematic publications: Collection of papers with the same name in English and thematic issue of the Journal of Criminology and Criminal Law, which includes papers in Serbian.
To download the collection of papers from this conference in PDF version, click HERE
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
Protector of Citizens – Ombudsman and the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research hosted a prestigious international conference „Hate Speech“ on the 4th of May 2022 in the historic City Hall building in the city of Subotica. The event started with welcome speeches by the president of the Subotica City Assembly, Pásztor Bálint, the Director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Dr Ivana Stevanović and the Protector of Citizens – Ombudsman, Dr Zoran Pavlović.
Invited speakers discussed various issues related to hate speech, including the role of independent institutions, the rights of national minorities and cyberbullying. Research papers presented at the conference published in the monograph „Hate Speech”, and the authors who presented their work at the event include Zorica Mršević and Svetlana Janković, Milana M. Ljubičić, Siniša Tatalović and Ružica Jakešević, Nevena Petrušić, Tijana Kojić, Zoran Pavlović, Vida Vilić, Danica Vasiljević-Prodanović, Ana Vuković and Ivana Stepanović.
To download the collection of papers from this conference in PDF version, click HERE
The photographs from this eventn have been taken from website www.subotica.com
To see the photographs from this event, taken from website www.subotica.com, click HERE.
The Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court at its seventh plenary meeting of the twentieth session, held on 9 December 2021, appointed, by consensus, Ms. Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD, Senior Research Fellow in the Institute as a member of the Advisory Committee on Nominations of Judges of the International Criminal Court. She was appointed to serve for a three-year term that runs from 9 December 2021 to 8 December 2024.
More info can be found on the following link https://www.icc-cpi.int/Pages/item.aspx?name=pr1636
Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research and the Institute for Comparative Law, with the support of the Judicial Academy, have organized for the sixth time a scientific conference "Institutions and corruption" held in Belgrade on December 3rd 2021 at the Institute for Criminological and Sociological research. The Conference has international character for the second time, since the participants, in addition to eminent domestic authors, are recognized legal theorists and practitioners from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Hungary, Romania Slovakia, Italy, Germany, Russia, Portugal and Brazil.
PhD Ivana Stevanović, director of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, Professor Vladimir Čolović, director of the Institute for Comparative Law, as well as Mirko Milovanović, Head of the Criminal Law Department of the Judicial Academy, have spoken at the Conference on the behalf of the organizers.
Due to the situation caused by the COVID-19 virus, this year's Conference was organized as a hybrid conference, so in addition to participants with presentations in the hall where the Conference was held, foreign participants was able to provide important insights into the experiences and practices of their countries via video link.
On the occasion of this Conference, a collection of papers has been published. We hope that it will represent not only material for further scientific research in the field of anti-corruption, but that it will also be used for the purpose of improving the knowledge of employees in institutions dealing with the detection and suppression of this phenomenon.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
The Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, within the Public Call of the Program IDEAS, has approved the financing of a three-year scientific project entitled Assessment and possibilities for improving the quality of prison life of prisoners in the Republic of Serbia: Criminological-penological, psychological, sociological, legal and security aspects, with Dr Milena Milićević as Principal Investigator. As a science and research organization, the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research is the leading and only institution participating in the project. The #PrisonLIFE project proposal is one of 105 projects approved for funding out of a total of 917 applications and at the same time rated the highest (95.08/100) in all four expert panels.
The subject of the #PrisonLIFE project is the quality of prison life of convicted men and women in the Republic of Serbia. The overarching objective is to examine the quality of prison life in prisons in the Republic of Serbia. Exploratory and comparative research will focus on differences related to socio-demographic, criminological and penological characteristics and examine the relationship with different subjective indicators, assessing the possibility of its improvement, with special emphasis on criminological-penological, psychological, sociological, legal and security aspects.
The implementation of the #PrisonLIFE project will result in the creation of guidelines for improving the quality of prison life of convicted men and women in the Republic of Serbia. Theoretically and empirically based recommendations for creating future public policies in the field of improving the quality of life of the prison population will contribute to the fulfilment of standards set at the national, European and international levels.
The #PrisonLIFE project research team includes Dr Ljeposava Ilijić, Dr Olivera Pavićević, Dr Sanja Ćopić and Dr Janko Medjedović, as coordinators of work packages, and Dr Ivana Stevanović, Dr Ivana Stepanović, MA Nikola Vujičić and MA Nikola Drndarević, as team members. The total budget of the #PrisonLIFE project is 144,580.19 EUR.
On Thursday, 25.11.2021. at Cultural Institution Stari Grad (Parobrod), photography exhibition “Closeness of freedom” by our colleague Ana Batrićević was opened, within International Photography Festival Vizualizator, organised by Photography Development Centre. The exhibition is dedicated to the photographs of convicted persons working with horses for the purpose of resocialisation.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
On November 5th, 2021, at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, we celebrated 60 years of work of the Institute and Serbian Association for Criminal Law Theory and Practice. On this occasion, a regional scientific conference “Video link and other technological means as the methos of conducting process activities in criminal procedure (norm, practice and desirable cases of application expansion)” was organized, with the support of OESC Mission to Serbia and Judicial Academy.
. At this event, jubilar awards for contribution and support to Institute’s and Association’s work for the past 60 years were given to Nataša Novaković, program leader for human rights and criminal law system of OSCE Mission to Serbia, Professor Vid Jakulin, PhD, Senor Professor at Faculty of Law University of Ljubljana, Academic Professor Miodrag Simović, PhD, the judge of Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nenad Vujić, the director of Judicial Academy.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
The Provincial Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman and the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research from Belgrade organized an international scientific-expert conference titled “Right to Life” on Thursday and Friday, October 28th and 29th, which took place in the Assembly of the City of Novi Sad.
The conference was attended by representatives of the academic, scientific and research community, as well as representatives of independent institutions, local ombudspersons, centers for social work, judicial bodies and other institutions and organizations dealing with human rights.
KAs in previous years, a monograph of the same name was presented at the conference, and the majority of over 40 authors presented their papers, thus initiating discussions on important issues related to the topic of this conference. In addition to authors from Serbia and neighboring countries - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Macedonia, Romania and Hungary, the monograph published works of authors from Austria, Italy, Spain, Norway, Russia, China, Japan and Belarus.
The organization of this year's conference, as well as the publication of the monograph, was supported this year by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development.
To download the electronic version of Conference papers' collection, click HERE.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
The book Feminism, activism, politics: Production of knowledge in the semiperiphery, edited by dr Sanja Ćopić and dr Zorana Antonijević, is a homage in honour of the prematurely deceased dr Marina Blagojević Hughson, Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, scientist, activist, feminist and gender policy expert.
The book contributes in a creative way to maintaining the memory of Marina’s thoughts and deeds; it encourages thinking and paves the way for further theoretical reflection, empirical research and activism, and, thus, further production of evidence-based knowledge on the semi-periphery.
You can download the book in electronic form HERE.
International Scientific Conference "Drugs and Drug Addiction: Legal, Criminological, Sociological and Medical Issues" organized by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, took place at Palić between 30th of September and 1st of October, 2021. Ph.D. Ivana Stevanović, director of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, and Nenad Vujić, director of the Judicial Academy, spoke at the opening of the Conference on behalf of the organizers.
The Conference aimed to, through a multidisciplinary approach and participation of both researchers and experts, point out the leading place that drugs and drug addiction currently, according to many indicators, hold in our country and worldwide.
On this occasion, a book with the same title as the Conference has been published, including the texts of authors from Slovenia, Northern Macedonia, Republika Srpska, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Italy, and Serbia.
To download the thematic conference proceedings, click HERE.
To see photos from this Conference, click HERE.
XXXII International Scientific Conference "Drugs and Drug Addiction: Legal, Criminological, Sociological and Medical Issues", organized by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, will take place at Palić (EKO CENTAR, Jezerska bb, Palić) between 30th of September and 1st of October, 2021.
Leaflet with topics, speakers and information about conference fee, other expenses and registration in PDF form can be downloaded HERE.
Additional information about the scientific conference can be obtained via e-mail address krinstitut@gmail.com or phone + 38111/26-25-424.
On Wednesday, August 25th, 2021, the director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research in Belgrade, Ivana Stevanović, PhD and the President of the Steering Committe of the Forum of Judges of Serbia, Judge Nebojša Đuričić, signed the Memorandum on Cooperation.
The memorandum was signed with the aim of establishing scientific-educational and professional cooperation based on long-term common interests, and with the aim of improving joint action in the field of publishing, joint implementation of projects in justice sector and cooperation in the field of development and monitoring the implementation of public policies.
The Memorandum was signed in the Institute's premises in the presence of judges Olga Tesovic, PhD and Ivana Milovanovic, members of the Forum of Judges of Serbia, as well as Milica Kolakovic-Bojovic, PhD Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research.
To view the photographs from this event, click HERE.
We are proud to announce that the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research in Belgrade has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg in Hungary (iASK). With a shared multidisciplinary approach and mutual research interests that are ranging from climate change, global politics, migrations and peacebuilding to information technologies and cybercrime, the two institutes have many common interests and goals. We are planning to organise events such as book launches, workshops, seminars and conferences while sharing research resources and working as partners in EU funded projects. Just like IKSI, iASK has a mission to contribute to formulating the answers to today’s most pressing issues that require more complex and interdisciplinary thinking.
To download PDF version of Memorandum click: HERE.
Ms. Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD, Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, has been re-elected for the membership in the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances for the second term.
The sixth Meeting of States parties to the International Convection for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances and the election of five members to replace those whose terms expired on 30 June 2021 took place in New York, on 14 June 2021.
More information on the outcome of the election process, could be found following this link: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CED/Pages/Elections2021.aspx.
In 2020, the research team of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological research accomplished a project "Assessment of Juvenile Penal Policy in the Republic of Serbia from 2006 to 2020", which the Institute applied in cooperation with OSCE Mission in Serbia. The researches analysed the impact of the application of the Law on Juvenile Perpetrators of Criminal Offences and Protection of Juveniles in Criminal Law on juvenile delinquency, as well as the assessment of its effectiveness in the sphere of the protection of child’s best interest. In 2021, the text for publication representing the final product of the work on project "Impact Analysis of the Application of Law on Juvenile Perpetrators of Criminal Offences and Protection of Juveniles in Criminal Law in the period between 2006 and 2020" has been finalised.
The text of Impact Analysis in PDF version can be downloaded HERE.
On Wednesday, December th 2nd 2020, the Director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research in Belgrade, Ivana Stevanović, PhD and the Rector of the University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Professor Dane Subošić, PhD, signed a Memorandum on scientific-educational and expert cooperation.
The Memorandum was signed with the intention to establish scientific-educational and expert cooperation based upon shared long-term interests in order to improve and expand rxisting scientific, research and expert activities of both institutions.
The Memorandum was signed in the Rectorate of the University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies in the presence of the Prorector for international and inter-institutional cooperation, Professor Saša Mijalković, PhD, Prorector for finance affairs, Professor Sreten Jugović, PhD and associates, Jasna Petrović and Milka Ristić Raković.
The information about this event is also available HERE, on the website of the University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
On Friday, October, 30th 2020, International Scientific-Expert Conference abut the right to human dignity, organised by Provincial Citizen Protector - Ombudsman and Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research took place in Novi Sad.
The representatives of scientific, research, expert, academic and other institutions and organisations from Serbia, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Italy, Norway, Japan, Hungary, Northern Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Croatia and China participated in the Conference.
The papers from 40 authors from Serbia and other countries prepared for this Conference are published in the form of a Yearbook on 744 pages. To download the third number of the Yearbook in PDF form click HERE.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research and the Institute for Comparative Law, with the support of the Judicial Academy, have organized for the fifth time a scientific conference "The Role of Society in Combating Corruption" held in Belgrade on October 8th 2020 at the Institute for Criminological and Sociological research. The Conference has international character for the first time, since the participants, in addition to eminent domestic authors, are recognized legal theorists and practitioners from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy, Germany, Russia, China and Brazil.
PhD Ivana Stevanović, director of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, Professor Vladimir Čolović, director of the Institute for Comparative Law, as well as Nenad Vujić, director of the Judicial Academy, have spoken at the Conference on the behalf of the organizers.
Due to the epidemiological situation caused by the COVID-19 virus, a limited number of authors participated at the Conference with respect to all prescribed prevention measures, including eminent scientists, professors, prosecutors, the Provincial Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman, and other government officials. who, on a practical level, face daily problems caused by financial crime and corruption.
On the occasion of this Conference, a collection of papers has been published. We hope that it will represent not only material for further scientific research in the field of anti-corruption, but that it will also be used for the purpose of improving the knowledge of employees in institutions dealing with the detection and suppression of this phenomenon.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
The presentation of a book „Leksički model socijalnih stavova - studija na srpskom jeziku“, written by our dear colleague Boban Petrović, PhD (1978-2019), took place on Friday, October the 2nd 2020, at the conference hall of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research.
The speakers at the presentation: Oliver Tošković, PhD, Lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade Goran Knežević, PhD, Senior Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade Iris Žeželj, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade Ljiljana Lazarević, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Psychology Janko Međedović, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research
Thank you all for being a part of this event.
To download the book „Leksički model socijalnih stavova - studija na srpskom jeziku“ in PDF version click HERE.
The Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research is one of the international partners on the project entitled "Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students“ led by Dr Alexander Aristovnik from the University of Ljubljana, while the international consortium is led by the Faculty of Public Administration at the University of Ljubljana. The overall objective of this extensive, quantitative, global online study was to examine the immediate economic and social effects of the pandemic on higher education and life of students today. Besides, this project aimed to formulate proposals for policymakers and management of higher education institutions in the direction of appropriate support for students in such crises.
The fact is that in just a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed people's lives. Higher education students were not spared from this trend either. Without diminishing the health consequences of people directly affected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the pandemic also holds major repercussions for the way higher education students live and work, which has a profound effect on their physical and mental well-being. To document the immediate economic and social effects of this global crisis, the research was conducted. Around 31,000 students from more than 160 universities and almost 130 countries took part in the research between May 5 and June 15, 2020. The first results show that the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased study workload on all continents, including 58% of students in Europe.
The latest posts on social networks are available through #CovidSocLab (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and ResearchGate). The first results and detailed information are available at www.covidsoclab.org
This year’s annual 25th International Horticulture Fair “Beoplantfair” named “Garden in the Heart of the City” took place at Belgrade Fair between 17th and 20th of June, 2020. This event is important for our Institute as well, because the results of the engagement of convicted persons in the field of horticulture and manufacturing of garden and park equipment were displayed on that occasion. Garden and park furniture made by persons serving prison sentences in several penitentiary institutions in Serbia were displayed at the presentation of the Administration for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia, whereas the flowers that juvenile offenders from Educational - Correctional Facility in Kruševac plant with special care and dedication were displayed at a special exhibition point of that institution.
As a scientific and research organisation, which, among the rest, is dedicated to the study of crime prevention and offenders’ re-socialization, the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research supports the programs that include this type of convicted person’s engagement. Their significance is based upon the fact that they facilitate the preparation of the convicted persons to find employment after leaving the penitentiary institution and obtain a legal source of income, in order to prevent them from reoffending. In that manner, these programmes contribute to a more successful re-socialization and social reintegration and, consequently to crime prevention, especially when it comes to recidivism. Convicted persons’ engagement with horticulture and related activities is also important from the aspect of greening and decorating their surroundings, which has a positive impact on their mental, physical and emotional condition, as well as on the overall atmosphere in penitentiary institutions.
Positive effects of green areas in the penitentiary institutions are the central topic of one of the latest issues of our Institute in 2020 – the book “The Meeting of Social and Biological: Greening of Prison Communities” by the authors Olivera Pavićević, Ljeposava Ilijić and Ana Batrićević, which can be downloaded in PDF version HERE.
To see the photographs from this event, click HERE.
Dr Sanja Ćopić, Senior Research Associate in the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research participated at the inaugural conference of the Cost Action CA18121 - Cultures Of Victimology: understanding processes of victimization across Europe, which was held at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens (Greece) from 15 to 17 January 2020. Dr Ćopić is a Management Committee (MC) substitute. She is involved in two working groups in this Cost Action: Comparative cultural victimology (WG1) and Cultures of victimological policy and practice (WG5).
Cost Action 18121 intends to develop an innovative, functional and overarching theoretical framework for cultural victimology. The main aim and objective of the Action is to enhance the knowledge base of victimology across Europe, thereby providing impetus for victimological research, policy and practice, by placing victimization and the reaction to victimization in the context of culture. The Action should contribute to better understanding of the mediating and moderating influence of cultural constructs on victimology in order to improve understanding of the extent to which the current victimological knowledge base can be generalized from the types of victimization and geographical locations that have been relatively extensively studied to elsewhere.
Additionally, the Action aims to consolidate the large body of theoretical and empirical insights to produce a richer and more coherent field of inquiry on cultural victimology, produce a comparative analysis that maps the existing body of victimological research in COST Member Countries, and support the development of researchers’ theoretical and methodological expertise on cultural victimology. It also aims to create dialogue and collaboration between relevant stakeholders employing different themes and topics on or working within the field of Victimology.
More information on the Cost Action CA18121 is available HERE.
The presentation of book "Second Chance: Prisoner's Work with Dogs in Correctional Institution Sremska Mitrovica" and the opening of photo exhibition "Freedom inside the Circle" by our Senior Research Fellow, Ana Batrićević, took place at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research on 18.12.2019.
Introductory speeches were given by:
Ivana Stevanović, PhD, the Director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research Nataša Novaković, Senior Legal Advisor at OSCE Mission to Serbia Aleksandar Alimpić, the Director of Correctional Institution in Sremska Mitrovica Maša Bubanj, Senior Programme Manager for Economic Development at HELP
The book "Second Chance: Prisoner's Work with Dogs in Correctional Institution Sremska Mitrovica" has been published by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research in 2019. and, through photographs and authentic descriptions given by the prisoners, depicts the application of a unique re-socialization program through their work with dogs, which has been applied in Correctional Institution Sremska Mitrovica for the past two years.
By the middle of 2019, this program has been applied in the closed department of this Correctional Institution, where the prisoners are exposed to greater deprivations and limitations, which makes the entire program more significant and serious. The photographs that illustrate the most interesting and emotive scenes from prisoner's work with dogs in the closed department of this correctional institution have been presented for the first time at the exhibition "Freedom inside the Circle".
Thank you all for making this event really special. We are glad we had the opportunity to share these lovely moments with you.
To see the photographs from the presentation and photo exhibition, click HERE.
On November 13th, 2019 the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia have organised the presentation of a book by Professor Zoran S. Pavlović, PhD - Victimisation throughout Life Cycles.
Ivana Stevanocvić, PhD, the Director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Petar Arbutina from Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia have spoken at the presentation on the behalf of the publishers, as well as Borislav Grozdić, PhD, Zorica Mršević, PhD and the author himself, Professor Zoran Pavlović, PhD.
To see the photographs from the presentation, click HERE.
The Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research is taking part in the making of a documentary about the programme of prisoners' work with horses at Correctional Institution in Sremska Mitrovica. The director of the Institute, Ivana Stevanović, PhD, has highlighted the benefits of this programme from the aspect of recidivism suppression, whereas Ana Batrićević, PhD has discussed the actual application of this programme and its tracking on the behalf of the Institute.
We are awaiting the final version of the documentary with anticipation and, until that moment, we are glad to show you a part of great atmosphere from the set with the Director of Correctional Institution in Sremska Mitrovica, Aleksandar Alimpić and cameraman Aleksandar Šmit.
To see the photographs from the set, click HERE.
International scientific conference "Protection of the Rights of the Child (30 Years after the Adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child)", organized by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Provincial Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman, with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, took place in Novi Sad on October, 29th and 30th, 2019.
The participants of the conference have highlighted the importance of a holistic approach to child's rights protection as well as the intersectoral and multidisciplinary approach to this issue. A unique and coherent legal system, based upon child's best interest, is necessary for the improvement of children's rights in the Republic of Serbia. Strengthening the capacities of the institutional system and the professionals who are directly involved with the protection of children and their rights have been particularly underlined. Moreover, the attention has been drawn to the importance of the strengthening of the capacities of the institutions for social and medical protection in the area of the improvement of children's physical and mental health.
The respect and enforcement of the concept of "child friendly justice" has been in the focus of the discussion of the representatives of juvenile justice system.
The representatives of the academic community, independent institutions, scientific and expert public all participated in the conference.
On this occasion, a book with the same title as the conference has been published, including the texts of 12 authors.
To download the book with the papers from the conference, click HERE.
To see photos from this conference, click HERE.
Like every year, the latest editions of scientific journals, conference papers collections and books published by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research have been displayed by Centre for the Promotion of Science within 64th International Book Fair in Belgrade between 20th and 27th October, 2019.
To see photos from this event, click HERE.
Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Institute of Comparative Law, with the support of Judicial Academy, have organised a scientific conference "Financial Crime and Corruption" that took place in Vršac, on 18th and 19th October 2019. Mirroring the fact that financial crime and corruption are two different phenomena that are often inseparable in practice, in contrast to last year, the corruption issue was discussed from different viewpoints alongside with financial crime for the purpose of more adequate understanding of relevant issues.
The meeting involved more than twenty participants, including eminent scholars, professors, judges, the Provincial Ombudsman, as well as other representatives of the state bodies that on a practical level daily faced with problems caused by financial crime and corruption. Moreover, profound participants from the region contributed to the Conference, including the Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Serbian.
On the occasion of this Conference a collection of papers has been published with the aim to analyse the results of the previous legislative activities, provide insight into the basic innovations in this area, and to offer solutions to the issues that remain "open" or to the cases where the existing legislative framework has appeared to be ineffective.
To see photos from this event, click HERE.
Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD, Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, was elected Vice-President of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances on October 1, 2019. Dr. Kolaković-Bojović has been a member of the Committee since July 1, 2017, in capacity of an independent expert in the field of human rights. The Committee's session takes place from 30 September to 11 October 2019 at the Palace of Nations in Geneva. On the first day of the meeting, members of the Committee also met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
To see photos from this event, click HERE.
During 2017, the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia, conducted a research project on the topic ,,Application of medical security measures in the criminal justice system of the Republic of Serbia''. The survey was conducted in Special Prison Hospital in Belgrade, as well as in Special hospitals for psychiatric illness in Novi Kneževac, Vršac i Gornja Toponica. The results of the research were presented at the International Scientific Conference "Penal Law and Medicine", held on May 29th and 30th at Palić.
The basic findings of the research, adapted to the professional public, are available in the publication ''Assessment of the Application of security measures in the Serbian Criminal Justice System'', that can be downloaded HERE.
The Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, in support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia, Judicial Academy and OSCE Mission to Serbia, organized international scientific conference "Penal Law and Medicine" on 29th and 30th May 2019 at Palić. The aim of the conference was to point out the basic relations between penal law and medicine, through a multidisciplinary approach, and the participation of not only scholars, but also those who deal with this issue in practice in the broadest sense. Medical security measures foreseen in contemporary criminal legislation (compulsory psychiatric treatment and confinement in a medical institution, compulsory psychiatric treatment at liberty, compulsory drug addiction treatment, compulsory alcohol addiction treatment) were particularly addressed.
On the occasion of the conference, the publication titled "Penal Law and Medicine" was printed, and the proceedings of authors from Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Italy and Australia were grouped into two thematic units: Criminal Law and Medical Security Measures and Criminal Law and Medicine. With this publication we wanted to call attention to the importance of the relationship between criminal law and medicine, exchange experiences that individual countries have in this area, but also stress the need to regulate this issue not only at the legislative level, but also in the practice of both judicial bodies and medical institutions. The published proceedings will hopefully provide answers to a number of open questions and dilemmas that seems to be following this matter since its foundation.
To see the photos from the conference, click HERE.
In April and May 2019, the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research signed cooperation agreements with the Faculty of Law of the University of East Sarajevo and the Faculty of Law, University of Sv. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola (UKLO).
The agreements envisage cooperation in the field of scientific research, teaching, organization of scientific meetings and publishing activities.
By signing an agreement with the Law Faculty of the University of Sv. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola, on May 11, 2019 the International Scientific Conference "Towards a Better Future: Democracy, EU Integration and Criminal Justice" started in Bitola. The Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research was one of the partner institutions who organized the Conference. The signing of the agreement was attended by Asst. Prof. Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD.
During 2017, the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia, conducted a research project on the topic of recidivism in the Republic of Serbia. The survey was conducted in Correctional institutions in Sremska Mitrovica, Pozarevac and Nis, the Special Prison Hospital in Belgrade, and Correctional institution in Krusevac. The main goal of the research was to examine the impact of vocational training on reducing recidivism. In addition, the analysis also includes two alternative criminal sanctions - Community Service and Suspended Sentence with Protective Supervision, based on data recorded within the Office for Alternative Sanctions in Belgrade.
The basic findings of the research, adapted to the professional public, are available in the publication "Expert Research and Analysis on Re-offending in Serbia" that can be downloaded HERE.
An international scientific conference "Protection of Human Rights: from Illegality to Legality", organised by Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research took place in Novi Sad on October 30th and 31st 2018.
The representatives of the academic community, independent institutions and scientific and expert public from Russia, Italy, Norway, China, Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania, Macedonia and Serbia attended the conference.
On the occasion of the conference, a book with the same title was published.
To see the photos from the conference, click HERE.
Presentation of the book Organization of the judiciary - reform framework and EU standards, by the author Asst. Prof. Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD – Research Fellow of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research was held in the Judicial Academy on October 25th 2018.
In addition to the presentation of the author, introductory speeches about book were given by prof. Stanko Bejatović, PhD- full professor of the Law Faculty from Kragujevac, Ivana Stevanović, PhD- director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Mr. Nenad Vujić- director of the Judicial Academy. The speakers emphasized importance of the topic that the book deals with as well as the innovative approach of the author. They also pointed out the added value of the book in the process of legal education.
About 50 guests from judicial institutions, academic community, professional associations and international organizations attended the presentation.
To see the photos from the presentation, click HERE.
Photography Exhibition "Second Chance" by Ana Batrićević, PhD, Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, was opened on Monday, October 15th, 2018 at Bartselona Koncept Gallery in Belgrade. The exhibition consists of 14 photos she made in 2018, during her field research on the application of re-socialisation programmes that consist of prisoners’ work with dogs from dog shelter within prison in Sremska Mitrovica.
From 15tn to 27th of October, the exhibition time, the gallery Бартcелона will be a collecting point for food, medicaments, shampoos, toys or whatever can help animal shelters. At the end of the exhibition all the collected goods plus part of the money collected through the photographs sales will be donated to NGO Feniks that takes care of abandoned dogs and cats.
To see the photos from the exhibition, click HERE.
To read the text about the exhibition published on web portal Designed.rs click OVDE.
Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Institute of Comparative Law, with the support of Judicial Academy, have organised a scientific conference Financial Criminality that took place in Zrenjanin in hotel Vojvodina on 7th and 8th September 2018.
The fact that significant changes have been occurring on the normative level in the past couple of years as well as the need to improve economical and legal knowledge relevant to revealing and proving financial crime have led to the decision to discuss the aforementioned topic.
On the occasion of this conference a book with the same title has been published. We hope that it will represent not only the material for further scientific research in the area of financial crime suppression, but also a useful resource for the advancement of the knowledge of professionals employed in the institutions in charge of revealing and suppressing this phenomenon.
To download the program of the conference in PDF form click HERE.
To see the photos from the conference click HERE.
It is our great pleasure to announce that Marina Hughson, PhD, Principle Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research has won this year’s Fulbright Award named Leader, which is given for professional exceptionalism.
To read more about this, click HERE.
Congratulations!
The OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Sremska Mitrovica Correctional Institution organized an Open Doors Day in the dog shelter of the Sremska Mitrovica penitentiary on 22 June 2018 to promote innovative ways for rehabilitation and resettlement of offenders. The Open Doors Day is part of the project supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and implemented by the Ministry of Justice’s Directorate for Enforcement of Criminal Sanctions, the City of Sremska Mitrovica, and the German relief organization Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V.
At the event, the first group of 14 inmates received certificates of completion of a ten-week training programme during which they learned how to care for and train dogs. The inmates also earned a certificate issued by the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, which is required for all employees of Animal Shelter that functions within the correctional institution.
The representatives of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, who monitor the implementation of this programme also participated in this event.
To see more about the programme and the activities that the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research is conducting with the purpose of its monitoring click HERE.
To see the photos from this event click HERE.
The Institute of Criminological and Sociological research organised XXX International Scientific Thematic Conference entitled "Child Friendly Justice" on 6th and 7th of June 2018. The concept of "child friendly justice" represents a judicial system that guarantees the respect and efficient implementation of all child's rights on the highest possible level. It is, before all, the judiciary that is available, compatible with the age, efficient, adjusted to child's needs and rights and focused on these needs and rights, with the respect of the rights of the child, including: the right to procedure in accordance with the law, the right of the child to participate in the procedure and to understand the procedure, the respect of private and family life and the right of integrity and dignity.
The accomplishment of "child friendly judiciary" refers to the judiciary that is adjusted in the manner that it acceptable for children as well as to the efficient procedures that children have access to accompanied by the necessary and independent legal representation. In this way, children are given the possibility to protect their rights and interests in an adequate manner in judicial or administrative procedures as: witnesses, victims (deprived parties), perpetrators of criminal offences, prosecutors or appellants in civil, administrative procedures or procedures in front of independent bodies.
On the occasion of this conference, the book entitled "Child Friendly Justice" was published. It contains the papers presented at the conference by authors from: Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. The purpose of this book is to draw attention to the importance of this newly established concept, to facilitate the exchange of experiences when it comes to its implementation in the legislative systems of particular states as well as to highlight the importance of perception of this concept in the broadest sense and the necessity of its implementation not only at the legislative level, but primarily in the practice of judicial bodies and other entities that are obliged to take care of full respect of child's best interest.
The leaflet with the programme of this international conference can be downloaded HERE.
The photos from this international conference can be seen HERE.
The collection of papers presented at this international conference can be downloaded HERE.
Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD, Research Fellow on the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research gave the lecture on March 13, 2018 on topic Constitutional Changes Toward Better Judiciary at the Faculty of Law - University of Kragujevac. The lecture was organised by Students Parliament of the Faculty of Law.
After welcoming speeches of the prof. Dragan Bataveljić and prof. Jelena Vučković, Mrs Kolaković-Bojović explained the accession negotiation (CH. 23) requirements as well as procedural and substantive aspects of the Constitutional amendments. She emphasized importance of the EU standards in this regard with focus on judicial independence in the context of separation of powers and checks and balances.
To see photos from the Conference, click HERE.
Ivana Stevanović, PhD and Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD took part in the Regional Scientific Conference „Free Legal Aid- Ratio legis, the scope and conditions of the application, “ held on December 14-15th 2017 on the Silver Lake, organized by Ministry of Justice and the Serbian Society for Criminal Law Theory and Practice, supported by MDTF-JSS. Lecturers on the conference were academics, judges, lawyers and civil society representatives from the six neighbouring countries. The all papers are published in the conference volume edited by prof. Stanko Bejatović and Milica Kolaković-Bojović, PhD.
To see photos from the Conference, click HERE.
Scientific Conference "Freedom, Security: Right to Privacy", organised by Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research took place in Novi Sad on November 16th and 17th, 2017.
Numerous domestic and foreign lecturers have discussed a series of questions grouped within two large thematic areas: Freedom and right to security and Right to Privacy-criminal law aspect. On the occasion of this international conference, a Collection of papers “Freedom, Security: Right to Privacy” has been published.
To see more information about the Conference, click HERE.
To see photos from the Conference, click HERE.
Our colleagues Ana Batrićević and Nikola Paunović have represented the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research at the 8th International festival of green culture “Green Fest” between 14th and 17th November at Cultural Center Dom omladine Belgrade.
Their exhibition called “Belgrade Waste” was presented at this festival. The exhibition consists of 12 photos, made by Ana Batrićević accompanied by text written by Nikola Paunović. The photos were made in March 2017 on wasteland Vinča and operating plant “Waste” at Ada Huja.
The photos are a part of field research conducted for the purpose of scientific work dedicated to legal regulation and practical issues of waste disposal in Serbia.
To read more about Green Fest, click HERE.
A Scientific Conference "Economic Criminal Offences", organised by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and the Institute of Comparative Law took place on 23rd and 24th October 2017 in hotel Serbia in Vršac.
The photos from the Conference can be seen HERE.
To download the Conference Programme in PDF form click HERE.
On 07.10.2017. Collegium of Protector of Citizens of Atonomous Province of Vojvodina took place in Sombor, on the occasion of Children's Week: Violence against children is a public, not a private question. Ivana Stevanović, PhD, the Director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, participated in the Collegium.
To read more about this on the website of Protector of Citizens of Atonomous Province of Vojvodina click HERE.
On October the 3rd, 2017 at 17h, at the Library of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research the presentation of book Psychiatric Expertise in Judicial Procedure, written by Professor Ratko Kovačević, PhD, took place.
The book was presented by:
Ivana Stevenović, PhD, the director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research
Professor Slavica Đukić Dejanović, PhD, neuropsychiatrist, Faculty of Medicine in Kragujevac
Professor Sci Ratko Kovačević, PhD, neuropsychiatrist, specialist in forensic psychology
Lawyer Ilija Radulović
To see the photos from the presentation click HERE.
This year, Sanja Ćopić, Senior Research Fellow and Nikola Vujičić, Assistant Researcher at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research have participated in the seventeenth traditional International Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology.
At this year’s conference, that took place between the 13th and the 16th of September in Cardiff (Wales, Great Britain), out colleagues have presented their independent researches in the field of juvenile delinquency.
Information about the conference and the abstracts of all authors’ papers can be seen on the following website: https://www.eurocrim2017.com/
Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, together with Serbian Association for Theory and Practice of Criminal Law, Non-Governmental Organization Europius and Alumni Club of the Judicial Academy, as a part of the initiative Rule of Law Academic Network-ROLAN, has responded to public call for delivering suggestions regarding the amendments of the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, announced by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia together with the Office for the Cooperation with Civil Society in May 2017.
Our Proposal can be seen HERE.
The President of the Assembly of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Ištvan Pastor and the Director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Ivana Stevanović, PhD opened the XXIX International Scientific Conference “Judiciary and Media” on June 8th 2017 at Palić.
Tanja Miščević PhD, the Chief of the Negotiation Team of the Republic of Serbia for the negotiations with the European Union, Nenad Vujić, the Director of the Judicial Academy, Michael Uehara, Deputy Chief of OSCE Mission in Serbia, Ferenc Molnar dent of the Higher Court in Subotica and Bogdan Laban MA, the City Mayer of Subotica, have spoken at the introductory part of the Conference.
International Scientific Conference of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research “Judiciary and Media” was held on 8th and 9th of June 2017 with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia and OSCE Mission in Serbia.
To see photos from the Conference click HERE.
From 2017, Research team of Institute of criminological and sociological research as a secondary proposer is a part of COST action CA16102 "European Network on Individualized Psychotherapy Treatment of Young People with Mental Disorders".
This international and interdisciplinary network comprized of researchers, clinical and developmental psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists and specialists for adolescents’ mental health is going to work on identification of moderator and mediator mechanisms of psychotherapy change and proper instruments for evaluation of therapeutic process, as well as on developing study design for future psychotherapy research in Europe.
Besides planning future joint studies and scientific and expert publications, local and international conferences, as well as Training Schools and Short Term Scientific Missions will be organized within this COST action. Additional cooperation with the users of mental health services, interested proffessionals outside the COST network, policy makers (European, National government, and sector level) and research funding agencies is going to be established.
To visit official website of COST action CA16102 "European Network on Individualized Psychotherapy Treatment of Young People with Mental Disorders" click HERE.
XXIX International Scientific Conference "Criminal Justice and the Media", organized by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, will take place at Palić between 8th and 9th of June, 2017.
Leaflet with topics, speakers and information about conference fee, other expenses and registration in PDF form can be downloaded HERE.
Additional information about the scientific conference can be obtained via e-mail address krinstitut@gmail.com or phone + 38111/26-25-424.
On 04.04.2017. The Institute of Criminological and Socioloogical Research signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies from Zagreb, Croatia. The cooperation will be accomplished through the implementation of a joint multidisciplinary project (in the field od psychology, sociology and political science) research project entitled „The Psychologica Underpinning of Ethnic Attitudes and Political Orientations in Croatia, Serbia, USA and Mexico“.
It is a joint basic and applied research with the aim to find out the latent patterns of national characters and political cultures, as well as to predict potential ethnic, cultural social and political conflicts that should be prevented by implementation of different national public policies.
Full text of Memorandum of Cooperation in PDF form can be downloaded HERE.
On 09 December 2016 in Belgrade was held a round table on the topic "The Conditional Release: The jurisprudence and the latest amendments to the Criminal Code", organized by the OSCE Serbia and the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research.
Central presentation at this conference was dedicated to the presentation of the results of the seven-month project ''Expert analysis on use of conditional release (parole) by the courts", which was conducted with the cooperation between our house and the OSCE Serbia, and which also represents one of the most comprehensive research in the last twenty years in the Republic of Serbia.
The results of the research were presented by Ivana Stevanović, PhD, Director of the Institute, Zoran Stevanović, PhD, Senior Research Fellow and Nikola Vujičić, Project Coordinator and Research Assistant at the Institute. In addition to these results, the colleagues from science and practice have given their view about conditional release.
The program of the round table in PDF form can be downloaded HERE.
The photos from the round table can be seen HERE.
On the 61st Book Fair, the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, the Institute of Comparative Law and Regional Office of Russian Humanitarian Mission on the Balkans organised the promotion of publication "Migranti na raskršću ili bespuću zemlje Srbije".
The following guests spoke at the promotion:
- Jovan Ćirić, PhD, Director of the Institute of Comparative Law
- Ivana Stevanović, PhD, Director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research
- Professor Branislava Knežić, PhD, the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade
- Goran Petronijević, lawyer
The photos from the promotion can be seen HERE.
Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Institute of Comparative Law together published a new book entitled as "Migranti na raskršću ili bespuću zemlje Srbije".
XXVIII International Scientific Conference "Criminal and Administrative Sanctions and Measures: Imposing, Enforcement and Conditional Release", organized by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research took place at Palić between 02. and 03. of June 2016.
The photos from the scientific conference can be seen HERE.
On 24.05.2016. in Belgrade, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research signed a contract with OSCE regarding the conduct of research entitled as "Expert analysis on use of conditional release (parole) by the courts".
The contract regulates the conducting of a research project that will last for seven months.
On the behalf of Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, the contract was signed by the director, Ivana Stevanović, PhD.
On 11.04.2016. The Cooperation Agreement was signed between the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade.
The Agreement is focused on the development of cooperation in various complementary fields including scientific, research, project and educational activities. Moreover, direct cooperation in the area of issuing different scientific publications as well as the cooperation between the libraries of these two institutions are also arranged by the Agreement.
On the behalf of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, the Agreement was signed by Director, Ivana Stevanović, PhD, whereas on the behalf of the Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, the Agreement was signed by the Dean, Professor Snežana Nikolić, PhD.
On December 16th the delegation of International Union of Lawyers led by Ludmila Nosova, Deputy Chairman of the Union, visited Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research.
On that occasion, Acting Director of Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Ivana Stevanović, PhD, signed the agreement on cooperation between the Institute and University of Political and Economic European Studies "Constantin Stere" from the Republic of Moldova.
The agreement on cooperation has been signed with Professor Valentina Coptilet, PhD in Law, Prorector of the aforementioned University and member of International Union of Lawyers.
Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research participated in 60th. INTERNATIONAL BELGRADE BOOK FAIR. On Saturday 31. 10. 2015. at the stand of the Institute of Comparative Law and Institute of Contemporary History the following editions of Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research published in 2015 were promoted:
Journal of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, No 1. Leposava Kron, PhD, Editor
Journal of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, No 2. Leposava Kron, PhD, Editor
Poluperiferija i rod: pobuna konteksta, Marina Hjuson, PhD
Smrt Lolite, radjanje Lilit: ogled o adolescentnoj ženskoj seksualnosti, Leposava Kron PhD and Olivera Pavićević PhD
Restorativna pravda i krivičnopravni sistem: teorija, zakonodavstvo i praksa, Sanja Ćopić PhD
Nomološka mreža psihopatije, Janko Medjedović PhD
Maloletnici kao učinioci i žrtve krivičnih dela i prekršaja, group of authors, Ivana Stevanović PhD, Editor
Zaštita životinja u uporednom pravu: zakoni, prakse i ekološke politike, Ana Batrićević PhD and Vera Stanković
Jovan Ćirić PhD, director of the Institute of Comparative Law and Ivana Stevanović PhD, Acting Director of Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research have spoken at the promotion.
The photographs from the promotion can be seen HERE.
Institute of Comparative Law, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Academy of Criminalistics and Police Studies are organizing a scientific Conference “Migrations: Legal, Security, Demographic and Socio-Economic Problems”.
The Conference will take place on November 5th and 6th 2015 at Palace hotel in Belgrade.
The program of the Conference can be downloaded HERE.
Presentation of book published by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research “Juveniles as Perpetrators of Criminal Offences and Misdemeanors” took place at Institute’s library on June 8th 2015.
The book, the reform of juvenile justice system in the Republic of Serbia and the scientific conference organized by the Institute that will take place at Palić between June 10th and 11th were discussed by the following participants:
Biljana Pavlović, State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia
Nenad Vujić, Director of Judicial Academy
Jovan Ćirić, PhD, Director of the Institute of Comparative Law
Ivana Stevanović, PhD, Acting Director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research
The photographs from the presentation can be seen HERE.
Presentation of publication "Towards Child-Friendly Justice - Protection of Child Victims In Criminal Proceedings and Position of the Practice in the Republic of Serbia", written by Ivana Stevanović PhD and Milena Banić and published by Child Rights Centre took place at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research on April 28th 2015.
The presentation was organized by Child Rights Centre in cooperation with the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and Judicial Academy, within the project "Improvement of the rights of the child through the strengthening of the judicial and social protection systems in Serbia", funded by the European Union and implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs and UNICEF.
The speakers at the presentation were: Yolanda San Jose, Chief of the I Sector of European Union Delegation in Serbia, Severine Leonardi, Deputee Director of UNICEF in Serbia, Ivana Stevanović, Acting Director of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research and President of Child Rights Centre, Nenad Vujić, Director of Judicial Academy and Milena Banić, lawyer, Expert Associate of Child Rights Centre.
The photographs from the presentation can be seen HERE.
XXVII Thematic Scientific Conference "Juveniles as Perpetrators and Victims of Crimes and Misdemeanors", organized by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, will take place at Palić on 10th and 11th June 2015.
Leaflet containing the list of participants, titles of their papers and other information about the Conference in PDF format can be downloaded HERE.
The Program of the Scientific Conference in PDF format can be downloaded HERE.
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