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Dušan Cotič and the European institute: Bridging the gap

Joutsen Matti (European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, Finland)

The paper describes the context in which the European Institute, on its establishment, identified Professor Dušan Cotič as the ideal candidate to serve on its Advisory Board and an internationally oriented criminal justice practitioner and criminologist, so that the Board could bridge the gap between East and West, and academia and practice. Professor Dušan Cotič served on the Board with distinction.

Keywords: international cooperation, United Nations crime programme, criminology, criminal justice