Abstract
Citizens of former socialist countries seek greater integration with Western Europe. Their concerns are quite different from their western neighbors. The countries of Central and Eastern Europe are most concerned with the creation of democratic institutions. In democratic societies police are not just part of the general administrative apparatus of the state. They are expected to be accountable to the law and the citizens of the state. In contrast in authoritarian societies, the police are a central institution for the maintenance of state authority. The crime problem that has developed so rapidly in these countries is something which their law enforcement cannot contain. The comparison between the democratic societies and former socialist societies needs to be made in the following areas if one is to consider not only the trends in crime and policing but also the political, social and economic context: the economic situation, nationalist views, nature of institutions, organization of society, human rights, and role of technology.
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