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Institute of Criminology, Sociology of Law and Judicial Research Faculty of Law, Comenius University

Research for a fairer society

The Institute of Criminology, Sociology of Law and Judicial Research at the Faculty of Law, Comenius University Bratislava conducts research in criminology, penology, restorative justice and criminal policy.

Our publications Research projects

The institute in numbers

  • 24

    Published studies

  • 47

    Expert articles

  • 12

    Research projects

  • 5

    International partnerships

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Publications

Studies, monographs and analytical papers in full text

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Research areas

Key areas of our scientific focus

  • Restorative justice

    Research into restorative approaches in criminal proceedings, victim offender mediation and community conferencing.

  • Criminology

    Analysis of the causes of crime, research into criminal trends, victimology and social crime prevention.

  • Penology

    Research into punishment, the prison system, probation and the reintegration of convicted people into society.

  • Criminal policy

    Analysis and assessment of criminal legislation, proposals for a more effective criminal policy of the state.

  • International cooperation

    Comparative research into criminal justice systems, international projects and academic exchange.

  • Victim protection

    The rights of crime victims, victim support systems and compensation mechanisms.

COMENIUS Criminology

An international scholarly journal in criminology indexed in the Scopus database.

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Our team

Specialists in criminology, criminal law and restorative justice.

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