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Winner of NJC Best Article 2019
Synøve Nygaard Andersen is the author of Best Article 2019, NJC Synøve Nygaard Andersen, PhD and researcher at Statistics Norway, is the author of the award winning article“Partners in crime? Post-release recidivism among solo and co-offenders in Norway“. Congratulations Synøve! How does it feel to win this award? Thank you very much! Receiving this award…
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Participation in the Stockholm Criminology Symposium 2020
The next Stockholm Criminology Symposium takes place June 9-11 in Stockholm, Sweden. The main theme for the 2020 Symposium is “Gun violence: sound knowledge and countermeasures”, and the organizers welcome both speakers and delegates to register. The Stockholm Criminology Symposium is an important international arena where criminologists, policy makers, practitioners and others engaged in criminal…
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Changing Nordic Drug Policy?
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…
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Rights of the Child – Children and young people in Nordic criminology research
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…
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New report: “Crime, punishment, social marginalization and rehabilitation in small societies”
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:…
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Vacancies in the Nordics, criminology and related sciences
Below you find current vacancies of relevance for Nordic criminology and related sciences. We hope this will be of help for you. You reach the announcements and further information on the positions by clicking the name of the vacancies in the list below. Grateful for your contributions to the compilation.Thank you! Vacancies Malmö University, Policeprogramme:…
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Genus and Crime in the Nordics
One of the many criminology areas the Nordic countries have in common is research and crime policy on Genus and Crime. In connection to International Women´s Day March 8th, we here highlight a selection of the current research and policy on this theme in NSfK´s Nordic member states. SwedenGenus and Crime is one of the…
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Klara Hermansson is the author of Best Article 2018
Klara Hermansson, PhD student at the Department of Criminology at Stockholm University is the author of the award winning article “The role of symbolic politics in exceptional crime policy debate: a study of the 2014 Swedish general election”. Klara was awarded the prize for Best Article 2018 published in NSfK’s Journal of Scandinavian Studies in…
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The passing of NSfK´s former Chairperson, Mr Kauko Aromaa
It is with sadness NSfK has received the message on the passing of NSfK´s former Chairperson Mr Kauko Aromaa.Kauko Aromaa was the Chairperson for NSfK in the period 2001-2003.Our sincere condolences to hos family and friends. “Dear colleagues and friends,It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of HEUNI’s former director, Mr. Kauko…
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Anita Heber made the new editor of NJC
On May 1st, Anita Heber took over as Editor of the Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention (JSSCCP). Anita is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department at Stockholm University’s Department of Criminology, and will hold the position of Editor of the JSSCCP for the upcoming three years. JSSCCP is an international,…