{"id":20794,"date":"2025-09-15T11:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teise.org\/?p=20794"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:35:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:35:35","slug":"20250915-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/20250915-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Law Institute researchers shared their insights and moments from the international \u201cEUROCRIM 2025\u201d conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 25th annual international criminology conference \u201cEUROCRIM 2025\u201d proved to be an excellent platform for academic collaboration and exchange of ideas \u2013 researchers from the Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences (LSMC) actively participated in the event.<\/p>

This year, the conference took place in Athens on September 3\u20136, where the Institute's team \u2013 Dr R\u016bta Vai\u010di\u016bnien\u0117, Dr Monika \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117, and Dr Skirmantas Bikelis \u2013 presented the results of their ongoing research and strengthened opportunities for cooperation with international partners.<\/p>

In her presentation \u201cPredictive AI in Criminal Justice: Beyond Poor Algorithmic\u201d, Dr Monika \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117 discussed how predictive artificial intelligence tools can lead to biased institutional decisions, including those within the criminal justice system. She emphasized that automated decisions based on biased data also contribute to increased social stigma, often affecting marginalized social groups. This means that instead of reducing inequality, AI often reinforces it. According to Dr \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117, the inclusion of socio-economic characteristics in the decision-making process of predictive systems results in an even more selective criminal justice system, systematically targeting certain societal groups and limiting their social, economic, and political opportunities.<\/p>

Dr R\u016bta Vai\u010di\u016bnien\u0117 participated in a discussion on the development of criminology in the Baltic States over the past 25 years, where she and her colleagues from Estonia and Poland discussed the strengthening of academic communities, the expansion of research centers, and the main research directions in the region. At the end of the discussion, particular attention was given to the issue of the identity of Baltic criminology and its future perspectives. Following the discussion, researchers explored opportunities for joint publications and ideas for collaborative project proposals. Dr Vai\u010di\u016bnien\u0117 also took part in various activities of the European Society of Criminology\u2019s Prison Research Network, including thematic sessions and meetings organized by the group.<\/p>

Meanwhile, Dr Skirmantas Bikelis participated in the session \u201cRecent Legislative and Policy Developments on Non-conviction-based Confiscation in Europe\u201d, where he presented his research titled \u201cConfiscation of Illicit Flows: Two Far-Reaching Models from Baltic States\u201d. In it, he analyzed recent confiscation practices in Lithuania and Latvia targeting assets laundered through illicit financial flows. In Lithuania, confiscation of such assets through the civil law concept of ownerless property is highly effective, and so far, no major objections have been raised against this innovation. In Latvia, confiscation of suspected laundered assets is applied even after the suspension of criminal proceedings for money laundering. Although this innovation is also considered highly effective and was upheld by the Latvian Constitutional Court in a recent 2025 ruling, it nonetheless raises concerns regarding compliance with the principles of fair trial and proportionality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jau 25-\u0105j\u012f kart\u0105 surengta tarptautin\u0117 kriminolog\u0173 konferencija \u201eEUROCRIM\u00a02025\u201c tapo puikia platforma akademiniam bendradarbiavimui ir id\u0117j\u0173 mainams\u00a0\u2013 \u012f j\u0105 aktyviai \u012fsitrauk\u0117 ir LSMC Teis\u0117s instituto mokslininkai. \u0160iemet konferencija vyko At\u0117nuose, rugs\u0117jo 3\u20136 dienomis, kur Instituto mokslinink\u0173 komanda\u00a0\u2013 dr.\u00a0R\u016bta Vai\u010di\u016bnien\u0117, dr.\u00a0Monika \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117 ir dr.\u00a0Skirmantas Bikelis, pristat\u0117 savo vykdom\u0173 tyrim\u0173 rezultatus ir stiprino bendradarbiavimo su tarptautiniais partneriais galimybes. Prane\u0161ime \u201ePredictive AI in Criminal Justice: Beyond Poor Algorithmic\u201c dr. Monika \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117 aptar\u0117, kaip prognostiniai dirbtinio intelekto \u012frankiai gali lemti tendencingus institucij\u0173 sprendimus, \u012fskaitant ir baud\u017eiamosios justicijos sistem\u0105. Pabr\u0117\u017eiama, kad remiantis \u0161ali\u0161kais duomenimis priimti automatizuoti sprendimai taip pat prisideda prie socialin\u0117s stigmos didinimo, kuri neretai palie\u010dia marginalizuotas socialines grupes. Tai rei\u0161kia, kad dirbtinis intelektas veikiau prisideda ne prie nelygyb\u0117s ma\u017einimo, o prie jos stiprinimo. Dr.\u00a0Monikos \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117s \u012fsitikinimu, b\u016btent socioekonomini\u0173 charakteristik\u0173 \u012ftraukimas \u012f prognostini\u0173 sprendim\u0173 pri\u0117mimo proces\u0105 lemia dar selektyvesn\u0119 baud\u017eiamosios justicijos sistem\u0105, s\u0105lygojan\u010di\u0105 sisteming\u0105 tam tikr\u0173 visuomen\u0117s grupi\u0173 atskirt\u012f ir j\u0173 socialini\u0173, ekonomini\u0173, politini\u0173 galimybi\u0173 apribojim\u0105. Instituto mokslinink\u0117 dr.\u00a0R\u016bta Vai\u010di\u016bnien\u0117 dalyvavo diskusijoje apie Baltijos \u0161ali\u0173 kriminologijos raid\u0105 per pastaruosius 25 metus, kurioje kartu su kolegomis i\u0161 Estijos ir Lenkijos buvo aptariamas akademini\u0173 bendruomeni\u0173 stiprinimas, tyrim\u0173 centr\u0173 pl\u0117tra bei pagrindin\u0117s tyrim\u0173 kryptys regione. Diskusijos pabaigoje daugiausia d\u0117mesio buvo skirta klausimui d\u0117l Baltijos \u0161ali\u0173 kriminologijos tapatyb\u0117s bei jos ateities perspektyv\u0173. Po diskusijos mokslininkai aptar\u0117 bendradarbiavimo galimybes rengiant bendras publikacijas ir projektini\u0173 parai\u0161k\u0173 rengimo id\u0117jas. Instituto mokslinink\u0117 taip pat dalyvavo \u012fvairiose Europos kriminolog\u0173 asociacijos kal\u0117jim\u0173 tyrim\u0173 darbo grup\u0117s veiklose, jos organizuotose tematin\u0117se sesijose ir susitikimuose. Tuo tarpu dr. Skirmantas Bikelis dalyvavo sesijoje \u201eRecent Legislative and Policy Developments on Non-conviction-based confiscation in Europe\u201c ir pristat\u0117 prane\u0161im\u0105 \u201eConfiscation of Illicit Flows: Two Far-Reaching Models from Baltic States\u201c, kuriame analizavo l\u0117\u0161\u0173, plaunam\u0173 neteis\u0117tais finansiniais srautais, naujausias konfiskavimo praktikas Lietuvoje bei Latvijoje. Lietuvoje toki\u0173 l\u0117\u0161\u0173 konfiskavimas taikant be\u0161eimininkio turto civilin\u0117s teis\u0117s institut\u0105 vyksta labai efektyviai, o principini\u0173 priekai\u0161t\u0173 \u0161iai inovacijai, bent kol kas, nematyti. Latvijoje taikomas \u012ftariamai plaunamo turto konfiskavimas sustabd\u017eius baud\u017eiam\u0105j\u012f proces\u0105 d\u0117l turto legalizavimo. Nors \u0161i inovacija veikia labai efektyviai ir yra aprobuota Latvijos Konstitucinio Teismo vienu naujausi\u0173 nutarim\u0173 2025 metais, vis d\u0117lto ji kelia nema\u017eai abejoni\u0173 d\u0117l atitikties s\u0105\u017einingo proceso ir proporcingumo principams.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20795,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,268],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-naujienos","category-268"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20794"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20799,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20794\/revisions\/20799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}