Abstrakt:
The article attempts to reconstruct basic assumptions of community justice – an emerging paradigm of penal policy that is gaining popularity in Western Europe and the US. Th e model assumes an empowerment of citizens in matters related to criminal justice, including various forms of public participation, aimed at reclaiming confl icts thus far appropriated by professionals and institutions. The article discusses both the advantages and disadvantages of this “democratization” of penal policy
