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Prof. Dr. Kerezsi Klára DSc Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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Main research subjects
| » | restorative justice |
| » | crime prevention |
| » | criminal policy |
| » | juvenile criminality |
| » | labour in the public interest |
| » | criminal sanctions in general |
| » | alternative sanctions in criminal law |
| » | imprisonment |
| » | crime and criminality among minorities |
Current research projects & activities
| 2015 | “Police supply vs fear of crime at disadvantaged small towns in Hungary” (Ministry of Home Affairs, Research Council) |
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| 2014/16 | “Encyclopedia of Law Project” – editor of the topics and articles of criminology (in co-operation with Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Legal Studies) | |
| 2014 | “The Conflicts of Social Distance: Criminological Aspects of Roma and Non-Roma Coexistence” (National Institute of Criminology, Scientific Board) | |
| 2014 | “The role of probation supervision in crime prevention” (General Prosecutor Office) | |
| 2012/16 | 2012/16 EU COST Action No. IS1106 “Offender Supervision in Europe” (OS), member of the Managing Committee |
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| 2012/16 | “Crime Prevention through Urban Design and Planning” (CP-UDP) (COST Action Program, No. TU1203) | |
| 2012/14 | “Corruption as a crime from the view point of the Criminal Justice System” (OTKA Research Program, No. 106011) | |
| 2010/12 | “Criminological cross-sectional study among juvenile boys born in Budapest” (OTKA Research Program, No. 81615) | |
| 2009/10 | “The costs of crime and criminal justice” Research Project (in collaboration with EUCPN (EU Crime Prevention Network and Home Office/University of York, UK) | |
| 2004/07 | • The efficiency of the Hungarian juvenile justice system • International Self-report Delinquency study (ISRD-2) • Researching restorative justice: innovative means in the Hungarian criminal justice system • Probation order behavioural requirements in practice • Control or Support: Dilemmas of Alternative Sanctions in Contemporary Crime Control Policy |
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| 2000/03 | • Human Safety in Central-Eastern Europe • „Victims and Opinions” – National Victimization Survey • Criminology and Crime Control Policy • Elaborating the National Social Crime Prevention Strategy • Conception for Reshaping Hungarian Probation Service • The role and function of community sanctions in the structure of penal law |
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| 1997/99 | • Crime Prevention Models (Action Research in three Districts of Budapest) • Resettlement Work of Probation Services • Possibilities of Community Crime Prevention in the 5th District of Budapest • The costs of alternative sanctions to imprisonment • Comprehensive structure of Crime Prevention System (Conception of the Hungarian Crime Control Policy) |
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| 1992/96 | • The Human Rig hts Issue in the Practice of Handling Mental Illness Patients • The sentencing practice of non-custodial sanctions and Probation Service • New tendencies of crime and social reactions: crime prevention and crime control policy • Criminal Policy and alternative sanctions • Crime Prevention Aspects of the Work of the Family Assistance Centres and the Probation Services • Social conditions and juvenile crime • Victims of violent and property crimes in the 15th District of Budapest • Child Abuse in Hungary • Sexual crimes and minor age victims • Children at Risk: Offences against the Rights and Interests of Children |
Professional experiences
| 2014/ present |
Scientific Counselor, National Institute of Criminology | |
| 2012/14 | Senior Researcher, Crime Research Department, National Institute of Criminology | |
| 2006/12 | Acting Deputy (Research) Director, National Institute of Criminology | |
| 1998/2006 | Head, Crime Research Department, National Institute of Criminology | |
| 1996/97 | Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of Criminology | |
| 1995/96 | Head, Research and Investigation Dept., Parliamentary Commissioners’ Office | |
| 1992/95 | Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of Criminology | |
| 1981/92 | Research Fellow, National Institute of Criminology | |
| 1978/81 | Prosecutor Trainee, Prosecutor Office, Budapest |
Professional qualification
| 2014 | Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences | |
| 2007 | Habilitation, ELTE University Faculty of Law | |
| 1993 | CSc in Criminology 1993, MTA (Hungarian Academy of Science) | |
| 1981 | Judge/Prosecutor Bar Exam, Ministry of Justice [“Excellent”] | |
| 1978 | MSc in Law, Eötvös Univ., Faculty of Law, Budapest [“Summa Cum Laude”] |
Educational activities / Teaching positions
| 2014/ present |
Professor of Criminology, National University of Public Service, Faculty of Law Enforcement Course: “Policing in Europe” MA (CEPOL) |
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| 2000/14 | Associate Professor, Eötvös Univ. Faculty of Law, Dept. of Criminology Courses: “Criminology”; “Crime control policy and alternative sanctions”; “Probation work with juvenile offenders” PhD Courses: “Criminological research in practice”; “New crime theories – Post-modern criminal policy”; “Restorative Justice” (research seminar) |
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| 2003/04 | Chair of Criminology Dept, Faculty of Law, Eötvös University | |
| 1999/2000 | Associate Professor, Debrecen Univ., Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Law Course: “Criminology” | |
| 1986/99 | Guest Lecturer, Eötvös University, Institute of Sociology and Social Policy, Department of Social Policy Course: “Deviancy and Law” |
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| 1993/2001 | Guest Lecturer, DOTE University, Medical College, Department of Social Work Course: “Crime and Criminology” |
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| 1996/97 | Guest Lecturer, Wesley Social Work College Course: “Crime, Juvenile Justice, Minor Victims” |
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| 1992/93 | Guest Lecturer, Eötvös University, Faculty of Law, Department of Criminology Course: “Minor-age victims” |
Membership
| 2006/12 | • Member of the Scientific Committee, International Society of Criminology | |
| 2004 | • Vice-president, Hungarian Society for Criminology • Member of the Board, Hungarian Society for Criminology • Committee Member, Codification Committee on Penal Code, Ministry of Justice |
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| 2002 | • MC Member, EU AGIS Committee • Individual member, European Society of Criminology |
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| 2000 | • Member of the Editorial Board, „Acta Facultatis Politico-Iuricicae Univ. Sc. Budapestiensis”, Eötvös University, Faculty of Law |
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| 2000/04 | • EU COST A18 (Restorative Justice Development in Europe) MC member | |
| 1997 | • Individual member, PRI (Penal Reform International) | |
| 1996/02 | • Permanent European Conference on Probation and Aftercare (CEP), individual member |
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| 1992/02 | • Hungarian Society of Criminology, Secretary |
Awards and Honors
| 2002 | Vámbéry Rusztem Award I., Hungarian Society for Criminology | |
| 2001 | Certificate of Merit, Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Hungary | |
| 1994 | Vámbéry Rusztem Award II., Hungarian Society for Criminology | |
| 1993 | Certificate of Merit, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Hungary |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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Papers Presented, Expert Meetings, Membership of the Conference Organising Committee |
| 2006 |
• Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Criminology Symposium |
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| 2005 |
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, |
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| 2004 |
• Vienna, Austria: Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting on United Nations |
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| 2003 |
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 13th World Congress on Criminology (paper) |
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| 2002 |
Vancouver, Canada: UN Expert Meeting on crime prevention – |
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| 2001 |
• Budapest, Hungary: Migration and Violence, EU COST A18, Working Group 3 |
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| 2000 | • Tallinn, Estonia: 13th Baltic Criminological Seminar (paper) | |
| 1999 |
• Montreal, Canada: Crime Prevention: Harnessing What Works |
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| 1998 |
• Popowo, Poland: International Seminar on Penal Reform in Eastern and |
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| 1996 |
• Vancouver B.C., Canada: Towards World Change: Setting the Stage for |
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| 1993 |
• Budapest, Hungary: 11th World Congress on Criminology |
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| 1992 | • Bergen, Norway: Children at Risk (paper) |





