Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology

Here we compile current grants and vacancies of relevance for Nordic criminology. We hope this will be of help for you. As this is a new form of activity for NSfK, we are hoping for your contributions to compile the information. Thank you!   Grants NSfK Travel Grants 2020 Applications for travel grants are reviewed by the Chairperson of NSfK…

“Nordic Criminology” is a monthly newsletter published by NSfK, delivering the latest from the fields of Nordic criminal policy and criminology. Our network of Contact Secretaries, working in different Nordic countries, compiles the news from their respective countries. The Newsletter is published mainly in the Scandinavian languages. Read the latest NSfK Newsletter here: NSfK Newsletter November 2019.   Photographer: Yadid Levy/Norden.org

NSfK Working Group met at Stockholm University, 7-8 November 2019. The working group looks into the question if there are signs of changing drug policies in the Nordic countries. The five Nordic countries all have strict drug policies relying on penal legislation, police work, and imprisonment. These policies have increasingly been criticized. The policies have not delivered. At the same…