New Blogpost: Youth Criminality in the Nordics: Preventive and Reactive Measures – What Works?
Photo by Amir Mortezaie on Unsplash What actually works when tackling youth crime in the Nordic region? At HEUNI’s seminar on 3 October 2025 in Hanaholmen-Hanasaari, experts from across the Nordics and Estonia compared experiences and identified promising pathways. Key insights included: 1. Strengthening Nordic collaborationAll Nordic countries face concerns related to youth criminality, yet…
New Blogpost: Studying Crime in Digital Spaces: Opportunities, Risks, and Ethical Challenges
Social media is increasingly central to criminal activity, but is criminological research keeping pace? Early-career researchers from across the Nordic countries met to discuss the methodological, ethical, and safety challenges of studying crime in digital spaces.
New Blogpost:Rethinking crime control for peacemaking. Norway’s support to Colombian peace processes
Photo: Wikipedia The global war on drugs has for decades been used as a pretext for invasion and hegemonic control, often escalating violence and conflict. This is demonstrated most recently by the USA’s invasion of Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife following allegations of drug trafficking. Conversely, yet much less known,…
New Blogpost: Crime Prevention in policing: An Assignment Lost in Translation?
Picture created with the M365 Copilot AI tool At first glance, crime prevention appears to be a relatively straightforward concept. It encompasses targeted interventions designed to address specific issues to deter and reduce criminal activity. Furthermore, it represents a significant societal responsibility, as effective prevention efforts can lead to a decrease in victimization. Among the…
New Blogpost: From Rising Temperatures to Rising Tensions: Climate Change’s Impact on Criminal Justice System
Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash Criminal justice system is the legal segment of government for preventing, reducing, or controlling the incidence of crime. The government’s police force, judicial system, and correctional services all are part of this agency. Everyone involved in the criminal justice system from officers to defendants, judges to jurors are vulnerable…
When Care Turns into Criminalization: Identifying the Consequences of Reporting Children in Residential Care to the Police
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash In Denmark, children placed in residential care are sometimes reported to the police for violent or threatening behavior toward staff. While this may seem like a step to ensure safety, a recent study reveals that such practices can have serious and lasting consequences for the children involved. Through the…
New Blogpost: The general sense of justice
Photo by Joshua S. on Unsplash A frequently reiterated claim in the legal literature is that the general sense of justice (abbreviated to GSJ) plays a significant role in the legislative process, particularly within the field of criminal law, most notably as a justification for harsher penalties and other repressive measures. The GSJ has a legitimising…
New Blogpost: The complex phenomenon of violence experienced by young people who are actively using drugs
Preliminary results from a study addressing severe violence among young people who are actively using drugs reveal that intoxication, debts and subcultural norms all contributed to the violence they experienced.
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