The Use of Algorithms in Criminal Law

A Central European Perspective

Konrad Burdziak, István Ambrus

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English

Routledge
08 September 2025

Crime & criminology; Criminal justice law; Legal aspects of computing

Series: Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice

This edited collection provides the reader with a comprehensive knowledge of automated decision-making, artificial intelligence (AI), and algorithms, and how they can be used in criminal proceedings. Focusing on the experience in Central and Eastern European countries, the book offers a clear overview of the advantages and disadvantages of new technologies in criminal law.

After a primer on how AI can be used in law enforcement to enhance operational effectiveness and improve public safety, chapters offer a comprehensive look at the current status of the use of new technologies in the criminal law of the Central and Eastern European countries. When appropriate, contributors formulate concrete postulates for the change of the current legal regulations as well as offer advice on how to use such technologies to one’s advantage or how to defend against their abuse by public authorities.

Navigating the intersection of technology and criminal justice, this book is invaluable for anyone with an interest in whether and how computers will shape the fate of criminal suspects and the operation of criminal justice systems. It is essential reading for scholars and students of comparative criminal justice, criminology, sociology, politics, and socio-legal studies.

Edited by: Konrad Burdziak, István Ambrus
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781032871837
ISBN 10: 1032871830
Series: Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 08 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I Foreword, Konrad Burdziak István Ambrus Part II Violence Risk Assessment Algorithms in Criminal Justice Melissa Hamilton Part III. The Polish perspective 1. Sentencing with the use of algorithms in Polish criminal proceedings - an analysis from the perspective of the basic principles of sentencing Konrad Burdziak 2. Using algorithms in Polish criminal law – useful tools or risk of bias Magdalena Kowalewska-Łukuć 3. Artificial intelligence algorithms in the context of cybersecurity. AI Act and the national cybersecurity system – opportunities and challenges for social and economic development in the Republic of Poland Dominika Skoczylas Part IV. The Hungarian perspective 4. Using algorithms during the imposition of sanctions in Hungary István Ambrus 5. Artificial Intelligence and contemporary questions from the aspect of Hungarian Criminal Law Máté Hodula 6. Automated judicial decisions. Is it possible? Noémi Komporday-Orosz 7. Regulating Law Enforcement Facial Recognition and Safeguarding Against Misuse: European Union and Hungarian Perspectives Kitti Mezei Part V. The Czech perspective 8. The use of artificial intelligence by Police and courts with a focus on Czech law Lukáš Bohuslav 9. Use of algorithms in securing electronic evidence in the Czech Republic Radka Čihulková 10. Algorithmic Automation in Criminal Proceedings: A General Discussion and Czech Perspective Daniel Oborák Part VI. The Slovak perspective 11. Perspectives of use of algorithms in criminal proceedings in Slovakia Radovan Blažek 12. Using artificial intelligence in combatting cyber harassment and cyber bullying Lenka Miklóssyová 13. Perspectives of using algorithms in assessing violent behaviour and recidivism in convicts – current state and future in Slovak prisons Lucia Vasilik

Konrad Burdziak is attorney at law, assoc. prof., PhD in legal sciences (dr. habil.), certified suicidologist and a long-time employee of scientific and research institutions (University of Szczecin; Institute of Justice). He completed a three-month research internship at the University of Tallinn (Estonia), where he carried out a research project funded by the Polish National Science Centre, and a two-week query in the UK, where he carried out a research project funded by VisegradGrants. He is author or co-author of several dozen scientific publications (including eight scientific monographs) and more than 40 papers at national and international scientific conferences and participated in Polish and international research projects (e.g. Polish-Hungarian Research Platform or the Algorithms used in the field of criminal sciences project financed by VisegradGrants). He is an expert at the Centre for Advanced Research on Integrity, Rights and Inclusion of the Child (Estonia). He specialises in criminal law, constitutional law, and theory and philosophy of law. He collaborates with specialists from Poland and abroad. István Ambrus is an assoc. prof., PhD in legal sciences (dr. habil.) and a Hungarian lawyer specialising in criminal law and criminology. He currently serves as the head of the Department of Criminology at the Faculty of Law at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest and is also a lecturer in the Department of Criminal Law at the same institution. In 2022, he was awarded the title of “Promising Researcher of ELTE” for his scientific achievements. His research focuses on the responses of criminal law to modern technological challenges, such as artificial intelligence and cybercrime. In 2021, he published a monograph titled “Digitalization and Criminal Law,” summarising his research in this field. In addition to his academic work, István Ambrus actively participates in international research projects. In 2022–2023, he led a project titled “Algorithms used in the field of criminal sciences” funded by the Visegrad Fund. His dedication to studying the impact of modern technologies on criminal law makes him one of the leading experts in this field in Hungary.