is awarded for ”outstanding
achievements in criminological
research or for the application
of research results by practitioners
for the reduction of crime and
the advancement of human rights”.
Donors 2008
The Jerry Lee Center of Criminology
Söderberg foundations of Sweden
The Hitachi Mirai Foundation
The Japanese Correctional Association
With the support of
Swedish Ministry of Justice
Stockholm University
Stockholm Visitors Board
University of Pennsylvania
Criminology Prize
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Last day to register this Friday
2008-05-13Please note that the last day to register and to submit papers to the symposium is Friday, May 16. You may submit a single abstract for a session presentation or suggest a full panel. For more information, go to 'registration'.
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Mark Cohen and Alex Piquero to Stockholm
2008-05-12
There is a lot for society to gain through early youth interventions, argues Professor Mark Cohen who is presenting at the symposium together with Professor Alex Piquero, both from the US. Their findings suggest that if young offenders can be identified early and provided with prevention and treatment resources early in the life course, their criminal activity might be curtailed. However, in the US for example, resources are allocated toward punishment and inc...
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Policing Prolific Offenders at the Stockholm Symposium
2008-05-02
Bernard Lane and Gregg Mead from the British Home Office along with Olivier Marie from London School of Economics will talk about the Prolific and other Priority Offender (PPO) Programme, which was implemented in 2004 to direct resources to the small number of offenders who are responsible for a disproportionate amount of all crime. Part of the programme was aimed to reduce the opportunities for re-offending, so that those who are already criminally active do ...
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Murray and Nyberg on children with parents in prison
2008-04-23
Dr Joseph Murray, University of Cambridge, will talk about the effects of parental incarceration on children. Recent research indicates that parental incarceration is a risk factor for child antisocial behavior, offending, mental health problems, drug abuse and school failure. According to Dr Murray more family friendly prison practices, financial assistance, parenting programs and sentences that are less stigmatizing should protect the children from the negat...
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Princess Christina to deliver Stockholm Criminology Prize
2008-04-14
The Prize Committee is proud to announce that Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson will deliver the Stockholm Criminology Prize to the winners 2008, Professor David Olds of University of Colorado, USA and Professor Jonathan Shepherd of Cardiff University, UK. The occasion will take place at the Stockholm city hall on the evening of June 17 and will be followed by a gala dinner.
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Call for papers
2007-11-06
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) hereby invites researchers, policy-makers and practitioners to the Stockholm Criminology Symposium 2008.
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The winners of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology 2008
2007-09-19
The 2008 Stockholm Prize in Criminology have today been awarded to Professors David Olds of the University of Colorado (USA) and Jonathan Shepherd of Cardiff University (UK) for their field experiments in policies for crime and injury prevention.
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