Naslov
The role of academics in shaping crime policy: some thoughts from Croatia.

Autori
Kovčo Vukadin, Irma

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
The challenges of democracy & the university

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 23.10.2011. - 25.10.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
academics; crime policy; Croatia

Sažetak
Crime is reality of each society, historically and cross culturally speaking. Crime related topics are part of political rhetoric, especially in pre-election period (mainly reflecting an idea “how to get tougher on crime”). Criminologists are giving their best trying to identify models of best practice for keeping the crime rates at tolerable levels, to figure out what works in treatment of offenders and their relapse prevention. Yet, criminologists often note their exclusion from crime policy decisions and many note that crime policy decisions are often based more on ideology, speculations or international trends than on evidence gained from scientific researches. On the other hand, those who could use those researches for strategy or policy purposes, often find them un-understandable or non applicable. It seems that science and policy can be very distant form each other which often result in non effective crime policies. The purpose of this paper is to identify some reasons for this distance and to offer possible solutions for bridging that gap.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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