Towards a European Criminal Record Book

1. Introduction: how the idea of a European Criminal Record came to be Constantin Stefanou and Helen Xanthaki; 2. The European Criminal Record: analysis Helen Xanthaki; 3. The European Criminal Record: the political parameters Constantin Stefanou; 4. The European Criminal Record: human rights considerations Alexandra Xanthaki; 5. The European Criminal Record in Austria Robert Kert; 6. The European Criminal Record in the Czech Republic Jaroslav Fenyk; 7. The European Criminal Record in Germany Lorenz Böllinger; 8. The European Criminal Record in Greece Maria Gavouneli and Pantelis Traianos; 9. The European Criminal Record in Hungary Katalin Ligeti; 10. The European Criminal Record in Ireland Ivana Bacik; 11. The European Criminal Record in the Netherlands Oswald Jansen; 12. The European Criminal Record in Slovenia Katja Šugman and Dragan Petrovec; 13. The European Criminal Record in Slovakia Anna Ondrejova; 14. The European Criminal Record in Spain Francisco Javier García Fernández; 15. The European Criminal Record in England and Wales Lisa Webley; 16. Databases in the area of freedom, security and justice: lessons for the centralisation of records and their maximum exchange Valsamis Mitsilegas; 17. A European Criminal Records Database: an integrated model Els de Busser; 18. The European Criminal Record: feasible or folly? Helen Xanthaki; 19. Conclusions Constantin Stefanou and Helen Xanthaki.