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Alternative sanctions for drug-related crimes
New research suggests that using contract care instead of prison could be a more effective way to address substance-related crimes like drunk driving.
Anna Kahlmeter’s new study explores court-imposed care orders, often referred to as “contract care”, for aggravated drink-driving and drug offences in Sweden.
Meeting minutes
Blog
When life takes a turn for the worst
The premature death of a young person not only causes grief and irreversibly affects their family’s life, it also affects the sense of insecurity in societies. While we know quite a lot about lethal violence, especially from perpetrators’ perspectives, and thanks to quantitative studies, in order for us to prevent homicide in the most effective way, deeper knowledge about the victims of lethal violence is needed. This blog post argues for qualitative research and a social autopsy perspective.
New blog post by Iina Sahramäki.
News
Nordic crime victimization surveys
On the initiative of Council member Anne-Julie Boesen Pedersen, representatives from all the Nordic ministries and academia gathered in Copenhagen to share experiences and discuss problems related to crime victimization surveys in the Nordic countries.
Blog
The reversed gender victimization gap among Swedish youth
Why young Swedish women report higher victimization rates than young men – changing perceptions of sexual offences and crime patterns.
New blog post by Mika Hagerlid.
Blog
Within or without: In which system should juvenile offenders be handled?
Unclear boundaries between punishment and rehabilitation when it comes to juvenile offenders can lead to increasing legal uncertainty for the youth. In the midst of this we find the Youth Crime Boards, not formally a criminal court but tangibly close to it, where disparate interests must be accommodated within the same framework.
New blog post by Andreas Anderberg.
Blog
Empowering Youth Through Bystander Intervention: A Promising Strategy Against Sexual Assault
In the fight against sexual assault, bystander intervention is emerging as a crucial strategy, empowering young people to act when witnessing potential harassment or assault. But do young people even witness risky situations, and if they do, how and why do they intervene?
New blog post by Terese Hartmann.
Blog
Youth street gangs in social media discourse-who is to blame?
This blog post dives into the public discourses surrounding youth street gangs, where media portrayals, social fears, and policy debates intertwine to shape our understanding of the phenomenon. The post discusses how online discussions resemble earlier moral panics about youth, and how these can come to shape policies, and influence public attitudes towards immigration, young immigrant masculinities, and crime.
New blog post by Marja Lönnroth-Olin.
Blog
The new normal? When understaffed prisons becomes the rule rather than the exception
Norwegian prisons have been suffering from a long-term budget and staffing ‘crisis’; the effects of which we observed first-hand during fieldwork on the PriSUD and PRISONHEALTH projects in 2021. We question whether this crisis has become the new normal, and discuss the consequences of said cuts on dynamic security and rehabilitation.
New blog post by Rose E. Boyle and Pernille Nyvoll.
Publications
New issue of NTfK
The most recent issue of Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab 2/2024 is out now.
News
The Historical Criminal Statistics of the Nordic Countries 1810–2022 is launched
At the NSfK research seminar in Skåne, historical criminologist Miikka Vuorela unveiled a unique web-based statistical database with Nordic crime data going back more than 200 years.
‘The Historical Criminal Statistics of the Nordic Countries 1810– 2022’ is a data collection project that is in its current final phase and funded by the Nordic Research Council for Criminology.
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Alternative sanctions for drug-related crimes
New research suggests that using contract care instead of prison could be a more effective way to address substance-related crimes like drunk driving. By Per Jørgen Ystehede When courts sanction care In 2021, the Swedish Prison and Probation Services reported that 60% of those serving prison or probation sentences had substance abuse problems. However, most…
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Newsletter – September 2024
Content Contact Secretaries Denmark: Frederikke Hougaard HansenFaroe Islands: Daisy J. IversenFinland: Emma VillmanGreenland: Sara Kirstine JakobsenIceland: Jónas Orri JónassonNorway: Marina Hiller FoshaugenSweden: Emelí Lönnqvist If you have any questions or comments about NSfKs activities, please contact the Chair or the secretariat. The contact secretaries are responsible for the national contributions.To include anything to the Newsletter, please send an email to the contact secretary in your…
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Nordic crime victimization surveys
On the initiative of Council member Anne-Julie Boesen Pedersen, representatives from all the Nordic ministries and academia gathered in Copenhagen to share experiences and discuss problems related to crime victimization surveys in the Nordic countries.