I - 1938 - Rome, Italy - No general theme
II - 1950 - Paris, France - Criminology and criminogenesis
III - 1955 - London, United Kingdom - Recidivism
IV - 1960 - The Hague, The Netherlands - The psychopathological aspects of criminal behavior
V - 1965 - Montréal, Canada - The treatment of offenders
VI - 1970 - Madrid, Spain - Scientific research in criminology
VII - 1973 - Belgrade, Serbia - The great tendencies of actual criminology
VIII - 1978 - Lisbon, Portugal - No general theme
IX - 1983 - Vienna, Austria - The relationships between criminology and political as well as social orientations
X - 1988 - Hamburg, Germany - Perspectives in criminology : challenges of crime and strategies for action
XI - 1993 - Budapest, Hungary - Socio-political change and crime : a challenge of the 21st century
XII - 1998 - Seoul, Korea - Crime and justice in a changing world : Asian and global perspectives
XIII - 2003 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Reducing crime and promoting justice : Challenges to science, policy and practice
XIV - 2005 - Philadelphia, USA - Preventing crime & promoting justice : voices for change
XV - 2008 - Barcelona, Spain - Crime and criminology: research and action
XVI - 2011 - Kobe, Japan - Global socio-economic crisis and crime control policies: regional and national comparison
XVII - 2014 - Monterrey, Mexico - Gangs, trafficking and insecurity: empowering the community
XVIII - 2016 - Delhi NCR, India - Urbanization, globalization, development and crime: opportunities and challenges of the XXI century