All 15 volumes of the book series have been digitalized and made open access.

The Scandinavian Studies in Criminology book series was published under the auspices of The Nordic Research Council for Criminology from 1965 to 1999.

The Norwegian Professor of Criminal Law, Johs Andenæs (1912–2003), the founder of the Department of Criminology in Norway and the first Chair of NSfK, wrote in the introduction to the first volume that:

… it should be made clear from the outset that ‘Scandinavian’ in this connection refers not only to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, but also to Finland and Iceland. The expression is in other words used synonymously with ‘Nordic’ which is the designation usually employed by these countries themselves … Scandinavian Studies in Criminology, presented here, are published as a part of the Council’s efforts to develop closer contacts with international criminological research.

Johs Andenæs, Professor of Criminal Law

There are volumes on youth crime, punishment, prostitution, social control, drug policies, and violence, just to name a few. Authors include Nils Christie, Britta Kyvsgaard, Thomas Mathiesen, Flemming Balvig, Inkeri Anttila, Per-Ole Träskmann, Hanns von Hofer and Ulla Bondeson, just to name a few.

The series was followed by Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention (2000–2018), and later Nordic Journal of Criminology (2019–).

In 2024 the Council decided to make this series available online and open access, similar to the Nordic Journal of Criminology and Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab.

I am delighted that this series is finally available online and open access. This will give criminologists and researchers a chance to (re-)discover some of the pioneering works which has shaped Nordic criminology and crime policy. The series is also a testament to the importance of inter-Nordic collaboration for advancing criminology as a science.

Heidi Mork Lomell, NSfK Council Chair

You can access the series here: Scandinavian Studies in Criminology | Idunn