November 20th 2019 marks the 30th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is the most ratified UN Treaty with 196 state parties having ratified the convention. In Nordic criminology research and crime policy the situation of children and young people is being addressed from various perspectives. Below please find a…
“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…
NSfK Council member Ragnhild Hennum is elected Dean of the Faculty of Law, Oslo University for the period 2020-2023. This was the first election of the Dean at the faculty with more than one candidate. Photo: Oslo University
“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…
The Nordic working group “Kriminalitet, frihedsberøvelse og kontrol i nordiske ø-samfund” was awarded NSfK grant in 2017. The working group has visited The Faroe Islands, the Åland Islands, Greenland and Iceland. Their research was presented at a conference in Nuuk, Greenland beginning of October. The report “Crime and Crime Control in Four Nordic Island societies:…
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 NSfKs Research grants 2020 The call for NSfK Research grants…
“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…
Obituary for Kauko Aromaa Obituary for Per Ole Träskman
Call for papers for NSfKs Research Seminar 2020 Call for papers for next year´s Research Seminar will open September 23rd. The seminar is held in Halden, Norway May 4th-6th 2020. Theme: Sexual Violence in the Nordic Countries Deadline for submitting application and abstract is December 15th. Material from the NSfK Research Seminar 2019 is found here. Applications for…
Tobias Kammersgaard is new Danish Contact Secretary. Tobias holds a MSc in Criminology from Aalborg University and is currently a PhD Student at the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University. As NSfKs Contact Secretary Tobias says he is especially looking forward to the enhanced possibility the position gives him to to follow what…
