The Institute of Criminology was founded in 1954 and is one of the oldest criminological institutes in Europe and the world. The institute’s researchers have conducted hundreds of studies in the broad fields of criminology and criminal law, philosophy of punishment and supervision, sociology, psychology, economics and related sciences, and today they actively participate in the Slovenian, European and global research space. This is reflected in connections with research organizations and decision-makers in the Republic of Slovenia, participation in consortia within the European research area, and visits to leading foreign universities and research institutes, such as the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, ETH Zurich, the Max Planck Institute in Freiburg, Cardozo School of Law in New York, Birkbeck College in London, and many others. The Institute also cultivates active relationships with related institutes and universities in the Western Balkans.