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.
Research
Research projects run by the institute, listed by the year they started.
2025
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.
2024
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.
2022
Youth delinquency in the digital environment
Research into new forms of juvenile delinquency online and an assessment of school prevention programmes.
2021
Alternative sentences in the decision making of Slovak courts
An analysis of the imposition of alternative sentences by Slovak courts, which produced IRK Study No. 10/2024 and the interactive application How would you sentence?.
2020
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.