Research
Research projects and the research areas of the institute.
Ongoing projects
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Ongoing 2024-2027
Restorative justice as a tool for humanising criminal proceedings
The project examines the conditions for a wider application of restorative programmes in Slovak criminal proceedings, including a pilot test of community conferencing.
Grant: APVV-23-0412 Principal investigator: doc. JUDr. Ján Novák, PhD.
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Ongoing 2025-2028
Predictors of reoffending and the effectiveness of community sanctions
Longitudinal research into reoffending among convicted persons, with an emphasis on comparing the effectiveness of unsuspended sentences and community sanctions.
Grant: VEGA 1/0245/25 Principal investigator: JUDr. Peter Szabó, PhD.
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Ongoing 2025-2026
The position of victims in criminal proceedings: an empirical analysis
Empirical research into the experience of crime victims with criminal proceedings and with the availability of support services in Slovakia.
Grant: KEGA 042UK-4/2025 Principal investigator: JUDr. Mária Horváthová, PhD.
Completed projects
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Completed 2022-2024
Youth delinquency in the digital environment
Research into new forms of juvenile delinquency online and an assessment of school prevention programmes.
Grant: VEGA 1/0812/22 Principal investigator: Mgr. Eva Molnárová, PhD.
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Completed 2021-2024
Alternative sentences in the decision making of Slovak courts
An analysis of the imposition of alternative sentences by Slovak courts, which produced UKSPJV Study No. 10/2024 and the interactive application How would you sentence?.
Grant: APVV-20-0293 Principal investigator: doc. JUDr. Ján Novák, PhD.
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Completed 2020-2023
Prison conditions and the reintegration of convicted persons
Research into the conditions of custodial sentences and the factors behind the successful reintegration of convicted persons after release.
Grant: VEGA 1/0533/20 Principal investigator: JUDr. Peter Szabó, PhD.
Research areas
Key areas of our scientific focus
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Restorative justice
Research into restorative approaches in criminal proceedings, victim offender mediation and community conferencing.
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Criminology
Analysis of the causes of crime, research into criminal trends, victimology and social crime prevention.
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Penology
Research into punishment, the prison system, probation and the reintegration of convicted people into society.
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Criminal policy
Analysis and assessment of criminal legislation, proposals for a more effective criminal policy of the state.
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International cooperation
Comparative research into criminal justice systems, international projects and academic exchange.
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Victim protection
The rights of crime victims, victim support systems and compensation mechanisms.