NCJ Number
159434
Date Published
1995
Length
165 pages
Annotation
Reports presented at the 11th Criminological Colloquium of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg, France, November 28-30, 1994, focus on the relationship between crime and economic trends and conditions in European countries.
Abstract
Taking as its starting point the major changes that economic systems all over Europe are currently undergoing, the colloquium sought to take stock of what is actually known about the relationship between crime, criminal justice, and the economy. The colloquium's main focus was on such issues as the effects of economic structures and phases of development on crime, the links between economic cycles and crime trends, the way in which economic circumstances affect imprisonment rates, and the extent to which affluence in society and increasing urbanization affect crime. Among other things, the colloquium endorsed the conclusion that special attention should be paid to the specific concerns of central and eastern Europe regarding the prevention and control of crime linked with economic change and with the increased mobility of persons in Europe with the elimination of border controls.