School party culture as a driver of cocaine use among Norwegian adolescents

In a recent study, we identified alarmingly high levels of cocaine use among boys in certain heavy-drinking high school milieus in Oslo, Norway. The cocaine use is also associated with school-based traditions regarding the senior high school graduation celebration. Can changing the celebration culture help mitigate cocaine use among Norwegian youth?

A new blog post by: Lars Roar Frøyland

Newsletter – March 2025

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NJC Best Article Prize 2024

NJC’s winner of the best article 2024 has been chosen.

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Building healthy relationships to reduce recidivism and prevent the intergenerational transmission of crime

Crime prevention is of great significance to society but remains challenging. This blog post argues for increased focus on the quality and closeness of relationships as a potential tool in the prevention strategy toolbox.

A new blog post by: Åsa Norman

The Importance of Cultural and Professional Exchanges

How can Denmark and the U.S. inspire each other to prevent sexual assault through strategies like bystander interventions?

Insights from Terese Hartmann’s visit to the Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence in Atlanta, Georgia, US, highlight the power of cultural and professional exchanges.

A new blog post by: Terese Hartmann

Newsletter – February 2025

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Free flow of freedom and crime – but not of police cooperation – in the Nordic and the Schengen areas:

How do the Nordic countries’ three different strategies towards the EU work in these geographically and legally overlapping areas in the Europol context?

The Nordic countries have many of the same crime problems. When it comes to dealing with these problems, the countries’ solutions are partly similar, but partly definitely not. Do these differences have implications for the police cooperation between these countries? How does international police cooperation across borders work, given the national regulations? A new study shows that the Nordic cooperation is highly valued among practitioners. There are, however, regulatory hurdles to efficient police cooperation because of the different state relationships with the EU – which hosts the most important toolbox also for the Nordic police community: Europol.

A new blog post by: Synnøve Ugelvik

2025 Travel Grant dates

Dates and deadlines for 2025 Travel Grants have been updated.

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Experiences With and Barriers to Reporting Anti-LGBTQI Hate Crimes

What prevents LGBTQI individuals from reporting hate crimes to the police, and what are the experiences of those who do report? A new study uncovers the troubling gaps in trust, support, and understanding that leave many anti-LGBTI hate crimes unreported in Norway.

New blog by Kristina Os, Rune Ellefsen and Mona Hovland Jakobsen.

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Call for presentations to The Stockholm Criminology Symposium 2025

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Who is a credible victim, and how can you tell?

In the courtroom, credibility is the key to justice for crime victims. Victims who establish credibility in court are more likely to win their case.

New blog post by Tea Fredriksson and Anita Heber.

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Newsletter – January 2025 – Updated

Our first newsletter of the year is out.

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Nominees for the NJC Best Article Prize 2024

We are pleased to announce the three nominees for the Nordic Journal of Criminology Best Article Prize 2024.

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Unmasking stalking patterns: A journey into advanced data analysis

Discover how a specialized course in Latent Class Analysis is helping our understanding of stalking victimization, offering new insights for targeted interventions and support.

New blog post by Didde Hauch

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