Contested ideas of community and justice / Joanna Shapland -- 'Proximity justice' in France : anything but 'justice and community'? / Anne Wyvekens -- How civil society is on the criminal justice agenda in France / Philip A. Milburn -- Crime control in Germany : too serious to leave it to the people - the great exception? / Axel Groenemeyer -- Sweeping the street : civil society and community safety in Rotterdam / Rene´ van Swaaningen -- Lay elements in the criminal justice system of the Netherlands / Marijke Malsch -- Refiguring the community and professional in policing and criminal justice : some questions of legitimacy / Adam Crawford -- Who owns justice? : community, state and the Northern Ireland transition / Kieran McEvoy and Anna Eriksson -- Policing, 'community' and social change in Ireland / Aoga´n Mulcahy -- New directions in Canadian justice : from state workers to community 'representatives' / Isabelle Bartkowiak and Myle`ne Jaccoud.