| THE SOCIETY |
| What is the International Society for Criminology (ISC) ? |
The International Society for Criminology's objective is to promote activities and research designed to further a better understanding of the crime phenomenon on an international scale. The Society also helps to promote the prevention of crime as well as improve the procedures used by the various criminal justice systems. These activities, therefore, focus both on scientific and practical issues. Established in 1938, the International Society for Criminology is a non-governmental organization with nearly one thousand members, all at senior levels (scholars, judges, criminal justice administrators, etc.). The Society enjoys an advisory status at the UN and the Council of Europe, participates in the UNESCO's work, and is represented by a national delegate in almost fifty countries. The International Society for Criminology's general secretariat and headquarters are in Paris, Ministry of Justice 12, rue Charles Fourier - PARIS 13eme It is primarily the responsibility of individual states to prevent and control crime. It is nonetheless necessary to realize the importance of closer international cooperation in criminological research in order to improve every society's response to current challenges of crime. A great deal of energy and imagination is being used for research on modern forms of crime prevention and control because it is important to be able to guarantee the stability of societies and ensure the protection of individuals the world over. The contribution to this research made by international organizations is particularly precious and the UN's worldwide efforts as well as the Council of Europe's regional efforts are substantial. The action undertaken by non-governmental organizations such as the International Society for Criminology must also be emphasized. |
| What are the objectives of the ISC ? |
Development of international relations The international courses on criminology Coordination of international activities in criminology
Promotion of scientific research
The International Center for Clinical Criminology in Genoa, (Italy) The AQUINAS Foundation (USA) The International Center for Research on Delinquency, Marginality
and Social Relationships in San Sebastian (Spain)
Enhancement of communication |
| How is the ISC administered |
| The International Society for Criminology is directed by a president and a board of directors composed of persons representing the various disciplines of criminological science and different nationalities. Four vice-presidents assist the president. A secretary general, two deputy secretaries general and a treasurer carry out the administration of the Society. The above officers constitute the executive committee. A scientific commission submits opinions to the president and the board of directors in order to guide the scientific direction taken by the Society |
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President
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Tony PETERS |
| General Secretary
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Georges PICCA |
| Scientific Commission President |
Serge BROCHU |
PRESIDENT, ISC PETERS Tony Professeur de Criminologie Katholieke Universiteit Leuven LEUVEN (Belgique)
SECRETARY GENERAL PICCA George Avocat Général H à la Cour de Cassation PARIS (France)
ASSOCIATE SECRETARY GENERAL KELLENS Georges Professeur à l'Université de Liège LIEGE (Belgique)
TREASURER GATTI Uberto Professeur de Criminologie à l'Université de Gênes GÊNES (Italie)
VICE PRESIDENT BOLLE Pierre-Henri Professeur de législations pénales à l'Université de Neuchâtel, et de criminologie, de procédure pénale et de droit pénal comparé à l'Université de Galatasaray/Istanbul, Turquie NEUCHATEL (Suisse)
FATTAH Ezzat Professeur Simon Fraser University VANCOUVER (Canada)
GÖNCZÖL Katalin Professor Ministerial Commissioner for Criminal Policy Ministry of Justice BUDAPEST ( Hungary)
OLIVEIRA Edmundo Professeur de Droit Pénal et Criminologie BELEM- Para – Brasil (Brasil)
MEMBERS AROMAA Kauko (Heuni) Director European Institute for Crime Prevention HELSINKI (Finlande)
ARROYO ZAPATERO Luis President Société Internationale de Défense Sociale (SIDS) Director del Instituto de Derecho Penal Europeo e Internacional Universidad de Castilla la Mancha CIUDAD REAL (Espagne)
BALLONI Augusto Professeur de Criminologie Président de la Société Italienne de Victimologie Università degli Studi di Bologna BOLOGNA (Italia)
BROCHU Serge - President Scientific Commission Professeur titulaire Faculté des arts et des sciences École de criminologie - Université de Montréal MONTREAL (Canada)
CARRANZA Elias Professor of Criminology Director United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (ILANUD) SAN JOSÉ (Costa Rica)
CLARKE V. Ronald School of Criminal Justice - Rutgers University NEWARK, New Jersey ( USA)
De FIGUEIREDO DIAS Jorge Catedrático da Faculdade de Direito Universidade de Coimbra COIMBRA (Portugal)
De la CUESTA José Luis Président de l’Association Internationale de Droit pénal (AIDP) Catedrático de Derecho Penal Director del Instituto Vasco de Criminología SAN SEBASTIAN (Espagne) FARRINGTON David Criminologist Institute of Criminology - University of Cambridge CAMBRIDGE ( United Kingdom)
FELTES Thomas Lehrstuhl für Kriminologie, Kriminalpolitik und Polizeiwissenschaft Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Juristische Fakultät BOCHUM (Allemagne)
GROENHUIJSEN Marc Professor Director International Victimology Institute Tilburg, Faculty of Law Department of Criminal Law - Room M 910 LE TILBURG (The Netherlands)
KYVSGAARD Britta Head of Research and Documentation Responsible for tasks related to research and statistics, Services to the Ministry's Research Policy Committee Justitsministeriet COPENHAGUE (Danemark)
LIMA MALVADO Maria Luz Professor Mexican Embassy LONDRES (United Kingdom)
LU Jianping Professeur de droit, Vice-President du Collège des sciences criminelles Beijing Normal University, BEIJING (Chine)
MARANGOPOULOS Alice Professeur de Criminologie Présidente de la Fondation Marangopoulos pour les Droits de l'Homme Présidente de la Société hellénique de Criminologie Présidente de la Commission Nationale de la Grèce pour les droits de l’homme ATHENES (Grèce)
OTTENHOF Reynald Professeur des Facultés de Droit Vice-Président de l'Association Internationale de Droit pénal PAU (France) PASSAS Nikos Professor Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice BOSTON ( USA)
SARNECKI Jerzy Professor of general criminology Stockhom University - Department of Criminology STOCKHOLM (Suède)
SELIH Alenka Professor.for Criminal law and Criminology, Pravna fakulteta Poljanski nasip 2 LUJBLJANA ( Slovenia)
SHESTAKOV Dmitry Professor - President of International Criminology Club St. PETERBURG ( Russia)
STANOIU Rodica Professor - Senator BUCAREST ( Rumania)
VIANO Emilio Professor The American University Dept. of justice law and society WASHINGTON - DC ( USA)
WazirAbdel Azim Gouverneur du Caire Professeur de Droit pénal Le CAIRE (Egypte)
YARSUVAT Duygun Recteur de l’Université de Galatasaray ISTANBUL (Turquie)
ZAFFARONI Eugenio Raúl Ministro de Corta Suprema Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nacion BUENOS AIRES (Argentina)
HONORARY PRESIDENTS SZABO Denis Professeur Emérite Président Honoraire de la S.I.C. Membre correspondant de l’Institut de France, Académie des Sciences Morales et politiques. Membre de la Société Royale du Canada et de l’Académie des Sciences de Hongrie Université de Montréal MONTREAL - Québec (Canada)
KERNER Hans Professeur et Directeur de l'Institut de Criminologie Université de Tűbingen TŰBINGEN (Allemagne)
SHERMAN Lawrence Director, Jerry Lee Center of Criminology Albert M. Greenfield Professor of Human Relations Chair, Department of Criminology University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA, PA ( USA) |
PRESIDENT, SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION BROCHU Serge Professeur titulaire Faculté des arts et des sciences École de criminologie - Université de Montréal MONTREAL (Canada)
MEMBERS
BISI Roberta Professeur titulaire de criminologie BOLOGNA (Italie)
BOYD Neil Professeur de criminologie BURNABY, (Canada)
CEREZO DOMINGUEZ Ana Isabel Profesora titular de Derecho penal MÁLAGA (Espagne)
DA AGRA Candido Professeur Catedrático et Directeur de la Escola de Criminología PORTO (Portugal)
DURAN-CHAVARRIA Douglas Director de la Maestria en Criminologia CORONADO (Costa Rica)
ERICKSON Patricia Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology TORONTO, ( Canada)
FARSEDAKIS Jacques Professeur, Directeur de la Section de Criminologie ATHÈNES (Grèce)
HARRISON Lana Professor NEWARK (USA)
IOAN Dorinica Director Institutul Naţional de Criminologie BUCHAREST (Rumania)
KEREZSI Klara Associate Professor; Senior Research Fellow BUDAPEST ( Hungary)
KORF Dirk J. Professor Law Faculty AMSTERDAM (The Netherlands)
LEVAY Miklos Professor BUDAPEST ( Hungary)
MIYAZAWA Setsuo Professor SAITAMA-SHI, SAITAMA 330-0855 (Japan)
PARMENTIER Stephan Chairperson, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology 3000 LEUVEN (Belgique)
QUELOZ Nicolas Professeur de droit pénal et de criminologie FRIBOURG (Suisse)
RODRIGUEZ MANZANERA Luis Professeur MEXICO, DF (Mexique)
SAN JUAN GUILLEN Cesar Director International Centre for Research on Delinquency Marginality and Social Relationships 20013 – SAN SEBASTIAN (Espagne)
SAMPEDRO ARRUBLA Julio Andres Director Dept. de Derecho Procesal BOGOTÁ D.C. (Colombie)
SEBBA Leslie Professor of Criminology JERUSALEM (Israel)
SHELLEY Louise Director and professor Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) WASHINGTON-D.C. ( USA)
SKOGAN Wesley Professor EVANSTON, Illinois ( USA)
SOKULLU-AKINCI Fosun Chair, Department of Criminal Law ISTANBUL (Turquie)
STRANG Heather Director of the Centre for Restorative Justice CANBERRA ACT (Australia)
TANIOKA Ichiro Professor and President of Osaka University of Commerce OSAKA (Japan)
PETERS Tony Professeur de Criminologie LEUVEN (Belgique)
PICCA George Avocat Général H à la Cour de Cassation PARIS (France)
KELLENSGeorges Professeur à l'Université de Liège LIEGE (Belgique)
HONORARY PRESIDENTS
SZABO Denis Professeur Emérite Président Honoraire de la S.I.C. Membre correspondant de l’Institut de France, Académie des Sciences Morales et politiques. Membre de la Société Royale du Canada et de l’Académie des Sciences de Hongrie Université de Montréal MONTREAL - Québec (Canada)
KERNER Hans Professeur et Directeur de l'Institut de Criminologie Université de Tüebingen TUEBINGEN (Allemagne)
SHERMAN Lawrence Director, Jerry Lee Center of Criminology Albert M. Greenfield Professor of Human Relations Chair, Department of Criminology University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA, PA ( USA)
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[1] First point on the agenda was the election of the President.
Prof. Tony Peters has been elected as the new President of the Society and replaces Prof. Lawrence Sherman, elected in 2000, whose mandate expired.
Have been elected as Vice-President: K. Gönczöl ( Hungary), P.H. Bolle ( Switzerland), E. Fattah ( Canada) and E. Oliveira ( Brazil).
Re-elected as Secretary General G. Picca ( France) and as deputy Secretary. G. Kellens ( Belgium), U. Gatti ( Italy) will continue as the treasurer.
L. Sherman is assigned to Honorary President of the Society.
Finally Prof. Serge Brochu ( Canada) is elected President of the Scientific Commission of the Society.
[2] The Secretary General introduces the action programme (2006 - 2008) of the Society to the Board for discussion and approval.
The following proposals will be further developed (in 2006 or 2007):
The Secretary General is asked to follow up and finalise all these projects.
The general theme for the congress will be: “Criminology: recent developments in an academic discipline in its relation with research and crime policies”.
(3) The Secretary General presented the new role of the Scientific Commission of the Society (cfr. International Annals of Criminology n° 44/2005). It will be the challenging task of the Commission, under the lead of its new President, to stimulate and develop the involvement of researchers and research centres within the action programs of the Society.
The Scientific Commission will have its first meeting in Paris on Saturday, May 20, 2006.
The Board agreed to accept the proposals.
(4) Honorary President (L. Sherman), organizer of the 14 th World Congress ( Philadelphia, August 2005), reported about the successful venue (where 73 nations were represented) of a broad international audience. Researchers and policy makers in the different areas of our discipline had excellent opportunities to meet and exchange their ideas and visions.
Honorary President Sherman reported also about the creation of an International Prize of Criminology (Stockholm Prize of Criminology), a collaboration between the Swedish Ministry of Justice, the Scandinavian Council for Research and the University of Pennsylvania (USA). A first Symposium will take place in Stockholm in June 2006 (15/17 of June). The Symposium is organized in close collaboration with the Scientific Commission of the International Society, represented by its President (Prof. S. Brochu).
(5) N° 44 (2005) of the International Annals of Criminology is distributed among the members of the Board. Prof. G. Kellens, Deputy Secretary General has been re-confirmed in his function of Chief Editor of the Annals.
Here follows the internet website of the Society: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/societe.internationale.de.criminologie/. In the near future a close relation with the Stockholm Prize will be established. The suggestion to create a Forum on the Internet was made (Viano).
(6) The President concludes that it will be important to find the necessary balance between the different activities actually developed within the Society in close and regular contact with the general secretariat in Paris. (International Courses, bringing researchers together in the Scientific Commission, the collaboration with the other associations and the Stockholm Prize).
Members of the Board are asked to inform the secretariat about addresses, e-mail, fax and phone, to facilitate contacts among Board Members and for the further continuation of contacts with the Society.
The Secretariat