THE CRIMINOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF THE FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ

Crime has always attracted the public attention. Criminology, as a science on the forms and causes of crime, has been studied at the Faculty of Law, University of Niš, since its establishment in 1960. In the past 56 years, the Law Faculty in Nis has published numerous publications (textbooks and monograps) on criminology. The aim of this paper is to provide a a brief overview of the most important criminological literature published by the Faculty of Law, University of Niš, which contributed to casting more light on the multifaceted criminological issues. The author also recognizes and commends the dedicated work of Law Faculty teaching staff and the exerted efforts to present these complex issues in a comprehensible way, adapted to the needs of junior and senior law students and the needs of the wider academic, professional and social communities.