New OA Publication on “The Obsession over Efficiency of Justice Systems”

The Institute of Justice in Warsaw has just published OA its research findings!

“International Protection, Fundamental Rights, and the Challenge of Monitoring Police Conduct toward People on the Move” Conference

Conference was held on March 13 (Thursday), 2025

ECtHR cites the Balkan Homicide Study

In the case of Svrtan v. Croatia the ECtHR cites BC and Violence Lab homicide studies

39th COURSE ON VICTIMOLOGY, VICTIM ASSISTANCE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE -ANNOUNCEMENT

19 May (Monday) – 31 May (Saturday) 2025, Dubrovnik IUC

Head of BCNet new President of the ESC

Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac elected President of the European Society of Criminology

Balkan Criminology at the ESC EuroCrim 2024 in Bucharest

Balkan Criminology well represented: Plenary, Roundtable; Panel

New homicide-publication by Balkan Criminology team

Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac and Assist. Prof. Dr. Bezić article published!

Balkan Criminology Book “Mapping the Penological Landscape of the Balkans” forthcoming 2024 with Springer

The book project took off back in 2015 and is now forthcoming!

Article on “Life Sentences, Penal Populism & Security Confinement” accepted for publication

Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac and Ms Gašparić joint article has been accepted for publication!

Balkan Criminology at the EuroCrim 2024

11-14 September 2024, Bucharest, Romania

Balkan Criminology in the Media: Violence in the Balkans, Penal Populism & ‘Femicide Offence’ in Croatia

14 April 2024, Slobodna Dalmacija

Balkan Criminology at the European Symposium on Detention Houses

20 & 21 March 2024, Brussels, Belgium

38th COURSE ON VICTIMOLOGY, VICTIM ASSISTANCE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE -ANNOUNCEMENT

13 May (Monday) – 25 May (Saturday) 2024, IUC Dubrovnik

Balkan Criminology core group presenting at the “NEW EUROPE” Conference, Warsaw

Warsaw, Spetember 20-21, 2023

Announcement of the International Scientific Conference “Rule of Law in Contemporary Society”

Balkan Criminology core group at the XXXVII. International Post Graduate Course on Victimology, Victim Assistance and Criminal Justice

Balkan Criminology member Ms Petra Šprem awarded her doctoral degree

Brief visit of the president of the ECHR Síofra O’Leary to Balkan Criminology core group

We mourn the loss of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Albin Eser, M.C.J. (NYU)

Head of Balkan Criminology invited speaker at the 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty

Berlin, from 15 to 18 November 2022

Balkan Criminology core group at the ECHR with judge Davor Derenčinović

The study visit was conducted within the project "Study of the Perception of Criminal Law S ...

Balkan Criminology co-organizes Scientific Colloquium in Athens (21-22 October 2022)

Scientific Colloquium on "Teaching Organized Crime and Corruption Courses in South East Europe"

Balkan Criminology at International Conference on ‘How to help victims of domestic violence and what can be done better?’

UNODC Regional Multidisciplinary Thematic Workshop on UN.locking Impunity of Traffickers and Supporting Justice for Victims of TIP in SEE 27-29 September 2022

Balkan Criminology for the 11th time at the ESC EuroCrim conference in Malaga

Balkan Criminology at the 2022 Ratiu Dialogues on Democracy

36th COURSE ON VICTIMOLOGY, VICTIM ASSISTANCE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE featuring Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac & Assist. Prof. Dr. Bezić

Balkan Criminology at the international congress “Against the Death Penalty: Opinio Iuris and International Law” in Madrid, Spain

Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac featured in BBC’s ‘Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves’

International Conference “A Culture of Integrity – Enhancing Prevention of Corruption”

On 23rd and 24th of May 2022, an International Conference was held in Šibenik, Croatia.

36th COURSE ON VICTIMOLOGY, VICTIM ASSISTANCE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Prof. Davor Derenčinović sworn in as the ECHR Judge

A swearing in ceremony took place on 10th January 2022.

Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kilchling awarded Doctor honoris causa

Ambassador Zvekić on Organised Crime in the Balkans

Serbian national News report

New book by the BC network

Online presentation event

Expert meeting

22nd - 23rd October, 2021 at University of Zagreb

Presentation of work of Balkan Criminology and the Global Initiative

21st October, 2021 at University of Zagreb

Croatian national press on the new BHS book

Croatian press praising the "Violence in the Balkans"

First findings from the Balkan Homicide Study published

New book by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Getoš Kalac, now availabe

Transnational Organised Crime in the Western Balkans: effects in the region and beyond

Online public event

Balkan Criminology at TODO National Open Data Conference

Liber Amicorum for Balkan Criminology ‘Godfather’ Hans-Jörg Albrecht

Balkan Criminology at Biennial International Conference

Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe

Balkan Criminology at ESC 2021 on-line conference

Balkan Criminology at ESC 2021

Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac appointed to the Executive Board of the Croatian Science Foundation (CSF)

New GI-TOC report: Spot Prices

Analyzing flows of people, drugs and money in the Western Balkans

Balkan Criminology at University of Oxford’s Faculty of Law

Online, 19 May 2021, 5:00PM to 6:00PM (CEST)

Tackling Organized Corruption and Monitoring Governmental Anti-Corruption Pledges in the Western Balkans

Online, 6 May 2021, 2:PM (CET)

14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Kyoto, 7-12 March 2021

13th Biennial International Conference

Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe

A new publication on the fight against illicit trade in South Eastern Europe

Online report launch — 6th November 2020

2nd Issue of the SEE Risk Bulletin

Interview with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Getoš Kalac

‘Balkan Criminology’ One Week Intensive Course cancelled until further notice

Final decision regarding the BC Course in Dubrovnik

Regional and global efforts to tackle transnational organised crime related to the Western Balkans

10th Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Convention against Transnational Or ...

Courtrsey visit of Ambassador Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic to UNDOC

Visit to newly appointed DG UNOV & ED UNODC, Madam Ghada Waly of Egypt

Balkan Crime – Organised, Corrupt & State-Capturing

Panel at the 2020 conference of the European Society of Criminology

Tackling Serious and Organized Crime in the Western Balkans

Balkan Criminology engages with key players in tackling OC in the Balkans

Balkan Victimology and Victim Policies

BC panel at the 2020 conference of the European Society of Criminology

‘Balkan Criminology’ One-Week Intensive Course [postponed]

Dubrovnik 2nd November 2020

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Newsletter 03/2018 is published.

Balkan Criminology @ Freiburg MPI’s Scientific Advisory Board

Freiburg, 4 Oct 2018

‘Balkan Criminology’ One-Week Intensive Course

Dubrovnik 21 Oct 2018

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Newsletter 02/2018

4th Annual Conference

Max Planck Partner Group for Balkan Criminology