Category: Blogposts
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Corporate Responsibility, 25 Years into the Millennium
Elin Jönsson reflects on recent developments in the regulation of corporate social and environmental responsibility, following her participation in the… READ MORE
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Silencing Violence. Why sex workers rarely report violence
Sex workers face high levels of violence, yet many choose not to report incidents to the police. Our ongoing research… READ MORE
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Loosening the Grip on Crime: Imagining a Different Focus for NSFK
At the 2025 NSFK conference, we gathered under the headline of “new challenges for crime control and prevention.” At first… READ MORE
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Is the Public More Punitive then the Criminal Courts: Attitudes of Icelanders Toward Crime and Punishment
The broad support for non-custodial sanctions and the prioritization of rehabilitation over retribution underscores the complexity of public opinion on… READ MORE
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Early Prison Release with Electronic Monitoring
Photo: Private Early release from prison is a common feature in many countries, acting as a bridge between incarceration and… READ MORE
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Victims and Compensation After Terror
Terrorism trials are about whose suffering counts, whose voice is heard, and how democratic societies reckon with violence. READ MORE
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Legal for Some, Risky for Others: How Finland’s Aliens Act Creates Inequality for Foreign Sex Workers
In Finland, selling sex is legal unless you’re from outside the EU. Under Section 148(6) of the Aliens Act, foreign… READ MORE
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Leaning towards the Nordics: International police cooperation in Finland during WWII
Photo: “The Norwegian National Museum of Justice”. The author has been given the permission to use the picture in the… READ MORE
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Exploring backgrounds of regional sentencing disparities in the Nordic context
Photo by 7500 RPM on Unsplash Finnish study examined between-court sentencing variation and its backgrounds in a decision to incarcerate.… READ MORE
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Targeted for Their Faith, Watched by Strangers: Bystander Responses to Religious Hate
Photo by Kristijan Arsov on Unsplash By Sophie Litvak, PhDUniversity of Helsinki Religiously motivated hate crimes remain a persistent concern… READ MORE
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The Nordic Research Council for Criminology was established in 1962 by the Ministries of Justice in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The purpose of the Council is to further criminological research within the member countries and advise the Nordic governments and the Nordic Council on issues related to criminology.
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