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A Global Analysis from UNICRI’s Crime and Justice Trends Study Criminal justice systems are confronting a changing crime landscape, characterized by growing connections across borders and digital environments. Globalization, shifting trade patterns, conflict, technological innovations and environmental pressures have altered the conditions in which crime occurs, creating new opportunities for criminal actors and new challenges for the institutions responsible for preventing, investigating and responding to crime. At the same time, while some more conventional non-transnational forms of crime h

Local Cooperation for Prevention, Trust and Resilience Across Europe, the protection of public spaces remains a priority for policymakers. The EU Action Plan on the Protection of Public Spaces, the EU Counter-Terrorism Agenda and wider EU work on preventing violent extremism, hate crime and discrimination all point to the need for prevention, preparedness and cooperation. Schools, places of worship and community institutions require particular attention within this agenda. These are symbolic spaces: places where identity, belief, education, culture and belonging are expressed. When such spaces

Q1–Q2 | January–June 2026The first edition of the Crime & Justice Quarterly reviews crime and justice developments during the first half of 2026 (January–June), drawing on threat assessments and indices published by international organizations, specialized agencies, think tanks and investigative networks.Some of the most recent trends represent a continuation of earlier developments, which explains why a small selection of sources predates the reporting period.During the reporting period, transnational organized crime continued to evolve, with criminal groups operating increasingly profess