Professor Janko Tahović, the author of the first textbook on Criminology in the Serbian language
The term Criminology was first used in Serbia by Professor Toma Živanović at the begining of the 20th century as a generic concept for all criminal law sciences. Criminology has become a scientific discipline in Serbia after the Second World War, firstly at School of Law at the University of Belgrade.The author of the first textbook on Criminology, which was published in 1946, was Janko Tahović, Professor at School of Law at the University of Belgrade. This textbook represented a collection of his lectures on Criminology. During the 1960s interest for this science became visible. At that time the Institute for Criminology was founded as well as Yugoslav Society for Criminology and Criminal Law. The trend of development continued until 1980s when period of stagnation ensued. During the transitional period, Criminology followed the suite. However, in past years situation has improved – the first Society of Criminology was founded, the Ministry of Science accepted to finance several projects from this field, edition Crimen was created and within it many books on criminology topics were published.
Status of Criminology in educational programs:
Undergraduate Studies:
School of Law at the University in Belgrade, School of Law at the University of Novi Sad, School of Law at the University of Niš, School for Special Education and Rehabilitation at the University in Belgrade, School of Security Studies at the University in Belgrade, Police Academy in Belgrade.
Mater Studies:
School of Law at the University in Belgrade (optional subject in the criminal law program).
School of Law at the University in Kragujevac (obligatory subject).
PhD Studies:
School of Law at the University in Belgrade, School of Law at the University of Kragujevac, School of Law at the University of Niš, School for Special Education and Rehabilitation at the University in Belgrade.
Textbooks:
Janko Tahović, Kriminologija (Criminology), Beograd, 1946.
Milan Milutinović, Kriminologija (Criminology), Beograd, (the first edition in 1969, the last in 1990).
Đorđe Ignjatović, Kriminologija (Criminology), Beograd, 2011. (11. edition).
Slobodanka Konstantinović-Vilić, Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović, Miomira Kostić, Kriminologija (Criminology), Beograd, 2010.
Milo Bošković, Kriminologija sa penologijom (Criminology with Penology), Novi Sad, 2000.
Zlatko Nikolić, Kriminologija sa socijalnom patologijom (Criminology with Social Pathology), Beograd, 2000.
Prof. Dr Milan Milutinović (1916-1996) was a professor of Criminology at School of Law at the University of Belgrade, the first and for many years director at the Institute for Research in Criminology and Sociology in Belgrade. He established a Police College in Belgrade. Among many of his works, the most important are books Criminology, Penology, Politics of Crime Suppression.
Prof. Dr Obrad Perić (1936-2011) was the first honorary president of the Section for Criminology. He was the greatest expert on juvenile criminal law and juvenile delinquency. In the period 1980-1995 he was a member of the Scientific Commission within the International Society for Criminology. The author of more than 130 works from the field of Criminology and related scientific disciplines. For the scientific work he was awarded the Medal of the City of Paris.
