European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
Vol. 5, no. 1, 1997
Crime and Criminal Justice in an Integrating Europe
Editorial
For the third time in the history of this journal you will find a selection of the papers that were presented at the European Colloquium on Criminal policy and Research. This (fifth) colloquium was organized in Bled, Slovenia, by the Institute of Criminology and Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana (professor Alenka Selih) and the Max Planck Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht, Freiburg i. Br. The issue is opened by a detailed report by Matti Joutsen on the colloquium.
Consequently this editorial is different from the usual ones. The report of Matti Joutsen can be read as an introduction to the theme of this issue.
This situation provides the opportunity to draw special attention to two important contributions to the Varia section. Françoise Tulkens gives an impressive judgement on the actual problems in the Belgian criminal justice system. In addition, John Braithwaite comments on the last issue of this journal, on the topic of restorative justice and mediation. The author is pleasantly surprised regarding the European developments in this alternative way of coping with criminal and deviant behaviour.
