Professor Eduard Raska as an outstanding scientist and statesman

Abstract

Security Spectrum’s special issue on criminology is dedicated to Professor Eduard Raska (1944–2008), who would have turned 80 this autumn. Although his life was regrettably short, the scale of what he accomplished in various fields is nothing short of incredible. In this article, we remember our good colleague Professor E. Raska, an outstanding scientist, criminologist, and legal philosopher who made great professional achievements in establishing an independent Estonian law enforcement system