Challenges of the Western European countries facing contemporary criminality
Challenges of the Western European countries facing contemporary criminality

Summary/Abstract: The social and economic changes occurred during the recent decades in the European countries as well as the massive movement of the population from the East to the West part of the continent have had multiple implications in the field of criminality, which have caused increasing phenomenon, at present more than ever. These consequences are one of the main threats to the democracy and the rule of law as well as to the human rights seen as traditional values of the Western Europe. Moreover, everyday individual insecurity is becoming increasingly endangered by new forms of criminality more diversified. Considering all these in practical matters, the paper will approach the issue of criminality from the point of view of the various contemporary forms it presents that tend to threaten the civilized world. On the other hand, I seek the way in which law enforcement agencies are able to fight against the criminality phenomenon and, at the same time, to find mechanisms and implement strategies in order to remove such dangers. If the Western countries are facing contemporary forms of criminality and how they react to the threats produced are issues that concern penalists and I would like to propose pertinent responses, as close to the contemporary realities as possible.

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