CRIME AND THE CZECH-REPUBLIC - SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS

Increased levels of street and organized crime activity have accompani ed the transition from totalitarian rule to a freer political climate both in the Soviet Union and in its former east European satellites. A conference in the Czech Republic involving officials from the host co untry and visiting practitioners and academics largely from the United States considered methods for dealing with burgeoning crime issues. T he article summarizes the tone and content of the discussions as well as the substantive issues addressed.