Since 2010, on the initiative of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation and the Swedish Government, steps have been taken to ensure the permanence of the Stockholm Prize by establishing an independent foundation, namely the Stockholm Prize in Criminology Foundation. To secure the viability of the new foundation, this initiative has been supported by major one-time contributions by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation and the Swedish Government.

May 16 is the last day to register for the 2012 event. It is also the last day to buy separate tickets for the prize award ceremony and dinner on June 12. If you are attending the symposium as a delegate or a speaker the dinner is included in the registration fee. To register or to buy a ticket, see our website.

Last day to nominate a fellow criminologist for The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is May 2. The prize was presented for the first time in June 2006 at the City Hall in Stockholm. The ceremony is held in conjunction with the Stockholm Criminology Symposium and the prize sum amounts to at least 1 million SEK.

The program for the 2012 Stockholm Criminology Symposium is now available on our website. A printed program book will be distributed to all delegates upon registration at the conference site June 11-13.

The deadline for all abstract and panel submissions is April 10. After this the Symposium Office will contact all speakers with information on date and time for their presentations. Please note that the number of sessions is limited. For papers that cannot be allocated to a session there will be a poster session on Monday June 11.

Many different people are responsible for the outdoor environment in a given area. They can be landlords, local authorities, associations or just people who live in the area. A neighbourhood security survey is a way to get all of these parties to meet together and discuss how the area can be improved and made more secure. This session will start at the conference center and will then continue with a walk through central Stockholm. This 3-hour session has a limited amount of participants and will take place Monday June 11 starting at 13.30. Sign up by sending us an email.

The Stockholm Criminology Symposium is proud to attract a number of prominent researchers and practitioners from all over the world. Professors Julia Davidson, David Farrington and Jianhong Liu are a few among many prominent participants who have registered so far, and will give presentations at the symposium. To catch a glimpse of a few of the speakers who will contribute to the program this year, please see the featured speakers section.

H.M. Queen Silvia will present the 2012 Stockholm Prize in Criminology to Professor Jan van Dijk, University of Tilburg on June 12. The prize will be presented to the winner in a ceremony at The China Theatre in Stockholm. The ceremony will be followed by a gala dinner. The prize award ceremony and dinner is included for delegates attending the Stockholm Criminology Symposium.
On the photo: H.M. Queen Silvia together with the 2007 prize winners Alfred Blumstein and Terrie Moffitt (photography by Pernille Tofte).

The 2012 Stockholm Prize in Criminology has been awarded to Professor Jan van Dijk of the University of Tilburg, The Netherlands, for his sustained leadership of the International Crime Victims Survey (ICVS) since 1989.

The registration and Call for Papers will open in December.