Miklós Lévay is Professor Emeritus at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Law, Hungary, and Professor at the Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Law, Hungary.Klára Kerezsi is Professor Emerita at Ludovika University of Public Service, Faculty of Law Enforcement, Hungary.Zsófia Ivanics is Assistant Lecturer at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Law, Hungary.

• 1.Development of criminal policy, particularly penal policy in Central and Eastern European countries: An introduction. 2.Development of penal policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 3.Penal populism: Evidence-based vs public opinion-driven penal policy in Bulgaria. 4.Changes in criminalization and sentencing in Czechia: An empirical perspective. 5.The evolution of penal policy in Croatia. 6.Penal policy in Hungary: Trends and perspectives. 7.There and back again, or efforts to overcome the heritage of authoritarian punitivity in Poland after 1990. 8.Under pressure: The evolution of criminal policies in Romania after 1989. 9.The development of penal policy in Serbia. 10.The development of penal policy in the Slovak Republic (Slovakia). 11.The development of penal policy in Slovenia. 12.Sentencing policy and sentencing practice in Central and Eastern Europe: A comparative analysis. 13.Democratic and authoritarian attitudes, and distinctive features of punitive populism in Central and Eastern Europe. 14.Conclusions: The recent past is deeply rooted: Changes in crime and penal policies in the 10 studied countries.

Miklós Lévay is Professor Emeritus at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Law, Hungary, and Professor at the Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Law, Hungary.Klára Kerezsi is Professor Emerita at Ludovika University of Public Service, Faculty of Law Enforcement, Hungary.Zsófia Ivanics is Assistant Lecturer at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Law, Hungary.

• 1.Development of criminal policy, particularly penal policy in Central and Eastern European countries: An introduction. 2.Development of penal policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 3.Penal populism: Evidence-based vs public opinion-driven penal policy in Bulgaria. 4.Changes in criminalization and sentencing in Czechia: An empirical perspective. 5.The evolution of penal policy in Croatia. 6.Penal policy in Hungary: Trends and perspectives. 7.There and back again, or efforts to overcome the heritage of authoritarian punitivity in Poland after 1990. 8.Under pressure: The evolution of criminal policies in Romania after 1989. 9.The development of penal policy in Serbia. 10.The development of penal policy in the Slovak Republic (Slovakia). 11.The development of penal policy in Slovenia. 12.Sentencing policy and sentencing practice in Central and Eastern Europe: A comparative analysis. 13.Democratic and authoritarian attitudes, and distinctive features of punitive populism in Central and Eastern Europe. 14.Conclusions: The recent past is deeply rooted: Changes in crime and penal policies in the 10 studied countries.

Miklós Lévay is Professor Emeritus at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Law, Hungary, and Professor at the Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Law, Hungary.Klára Kerezsi is Professor Emerita at Ludovika University of Public Service, Faculty of Law Enforcement, Hungary.Zsófia Ivanics is Assistant Lecturer at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Law, Hungary.

• 1.Development of criminal policy, particularly penal policy in Central and Eastern European countries: An introduction. 2.Development of penal policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 3.Penal populism: Evidence-based vs public opinion-driven penal policy in Bulgaria. 4.Changes in criminalization and sentencing in Czechia: An empirical perspective. 5.The evolution of penal policy in Croatia. 6.Penal policy in Hungary: Trends and perspectives. 7.There and back again, or efforts to overcome the heritage of authoritarian punitivity in Poland after 1990. 8.Under pressure: The evolution of criminal policies in Romania after 1989. 9.The development of penal policy in Serbia. 10.The development of penal policy in the Slovak Republic (Slovakia). 11.The development of penal policy in Slovenia. 12.Sentencing policy and sentencing practice in Central and Eastern Europe: A comparative analysis. 13.Democratic and authoritarian attitudes, and distinctive features of punitive populism in Central and Eastern Europe. 14.Conclusions: The recent past is deeply rooted: Changes in crime and penal policies in the 10 studied countries.