Professionalising Police Education in Iceland
Across Europe, police education has undergone a significant transformation, where traditional vocational training programmes have increasingly replaced university-based programmes. This trend reflects broader efforts to professionalise the police through formal education, standardised qualifications, and the development of a specialised knowledge base. Iceland offers a good example. In 2016, the Icelandic government closed the National Police…
Understanding Misclassification in Swedish Hate Crime Cases
Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash It is well established that hate crimes can be especially harmful to victims, as they target something fundamental to a person’s identity. Furthermore, their impact often extends beyond the individual victim, affecting entire communities, creating divisions between groups, and ultimately posing a challenge to democratic values. Despite the serious…
Prison Chess: A tale of lost knights, cognitive development & dynamic security
Photo: Private Many prisons struggle with unsafe environments characterized by conflicts between inmates and staff. In Denmark, an innovative initiative indicates that chess activities have promising effects for inmates and the overall correctional environment. “Prison Chess” (Fængselsskak®) is a program currently operating in two open Danish prisons. The premise is straightforward but deeply impactful, offering…
Bureau for Criminal Investigation – 100 Years of Finnish Forensics
Photo by Jack Krzysik on Unsplash In the 1920s, Finland was a young republic seeking to develop its police in line with modern Western policing. One aspect of this reform involved use of forensic science. Minister of the Interior Gustaf Ignatius, who was involved in the police reform effort, undertook study trips to the Nordic…
New Blogpost: A punitive climate as Swedish elections approaches
Photo by Arnaud Jaegers on Unsplash In September, Swedish holds a general election, and as crime has become a core political concern during the last decade, we will most plausible have another “law-and-order election”. For several years, public opinion surveys have shown that crime is perceived as one of the most pressing societal problems in…
New Blogpost: New research network combines education and criminology perspectives
Photo by Zetong Li on Unsplash Education is essential for integration in modern societies – without appropriate qualifications, access to the labour market remains limited for most people. Education is more than qualifications for a job. In contemporary complex society formal education serves many purposes providing skills for citizens’ participation and forming relations. From a…
New Blogpost: How Adversity Travels Across Generations
Photo by Tá Focando on Unsplash It is well known that experiences such as child maltreatment, mental health problems, and offending are often connected and can persist across generations. However, these issues are rarely studied together. At the NSfK seminar in Halden, Norway, ongoing research examining how these different forms of adversity are linked within…
New Blogpost: Between Screens and Streets: Gender and Youth Deviance in Denmark
Photo by Stefano Bucciarelli on Unsplash Young people’s lives increasingly unfold online, and so do many forms of deviance and victimization. Recent Danish research shows that while parental control matters for everyone, boys and girls may experience digital risks in different ways. As young people spend more of their social lives online, the boundaries between…
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