Nordic Research Council for Criminology

New article published for Nordic Journal of Criminology, Volume 27, Issue 2.

Voluntariness on trial: Youth, romantic relationships, and child r**e judgments in Sweden Open accessResearch PublicationVoluntariness on trial: Youth, romantic relationships, and child r**e judgments in SwedenClara Fahlstadius https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3024-1171 [email protected], Linnea Wegerstad, Carolina Överlien, and Hanna Linellpp 1–1817 February 2026https://doi.org/10.18261/...

NSfK is proud to announce next years Research Seminar. We will meet in Halden, Norway 6.-8. May and discuss Crime, Crime Control and the Making of the Nation State.

Applications are open until January 18 2026.

More information and link to our application portal can be found here:

Call for NSfK Research seminar 2026 Photo by Arvid Høidahl on Unsplash Application linkApplication open from December 1st 2025 to January 18th 2026. Crime, Crime Control and the Making of the Nation State. Dates: May 6–8, 2026Venue:&…

NSfK has opened the calls for Research Grants 2026 and for our Research Seminar in Halden, Norway May 6-8 2026.

More information on our website https://nsfk.org/.
https://nsfk.org/2025/12/01/call-for-nsfk-research-grants-2026/

Call for NSfK Research Grants 2026 Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash NSfK provides grants to projects of relevance to Nordic criminology, crime policy and crime prevention. The project(s) must be carried out in one or more …

Our November newsletter is out.

Read it here: https://nsfk.org/2025/11/19/newsletter-november-2025/

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Newsletter – November 2025 Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Content News from the secretariat Seminar, conferences, podcast, etc. News from the Nordic countries Publications Reports Miscellanous Contact Secretaries in th…

https://nsfk.org/2025/11/17/new-blogpost-silencing-violence-why-s*x-workers-rarely-report-violence/

New blogpost by Theresa Dyrvig Henriksen.

New Blogpost: Silencing Violence. Why s*x workers rarely report violence S*x workers face high levels of violence, yet many choose not to report incidents to the police. Our ongoing research explores how emotions, stigma, and structural barriers intersect and shape thes…

Targeted for Their Faith, Watched by Strangers: Bystander Responses to Religious Hate.
A new blogpost by Sophie Litvak.

New Blogpost: 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 across Europe and beyond.These incidents often unfold …

Our June newsletter is out 😎

Newsletter – June 2025 Content News from the secretariat Seminar, conferences, podcast, etc. News from the Nordic countries Publications Reports Statistics Contact Secretaries in the Nordic countries: Contact secretaries…

https://nsfk.org/2025/05/22/phd-seminar-november-6-7-2025/

Applications are now open for our PhD seminar. The seminar will take place in Tampere, Finland, in November 2025.

More information can be found on our website.

PhD Seminar, November 6-7, 2025 Photo by Jyrki Nieminen on Unsplash A seminar for PhD students in criminology from the Nordic countries will be organised this year in Tampere, Finland, in November 2025.The PhD seminar will be hel…

https://www.nsfk.org/news/six-nordic-research-projects-and-working-groups-awarded-funding/

NSfK is proud to present this years funded projects 🎉

Six Nordic research projects and working groups awarded funding - Nordic Research Council for Criminology The Nordic Research Council for Criminology (NSfK) has awarded funding to support new criminological crime, public attitudes toward crime and punishment in the Nordic countries, restorative justice, prevention of child s*xual abuse, and more. In 2025, NSfK received a total of 23 applications: four f...

A new blog post by Lars Roar Frøyland is up on our website.

School party culture as a driver of co***ne use among Norwegian adolescents - Nordic Research Council for Criminology Recent years have shown an upsurge in co***ne use among Norwegian adolescents. Once associated with the financial elite in popular culture, co***ne is now a common party ingredient in some youth milieus. Co***ne use may lead to a wide range of health problems. It is also one of the substances with t...

Our March newsletter is out.

Newsletter - March 2025 - Nordic Research Council for Criminology Content Contact Secretaries in the Nordic countries: Contact secretaries in the Nordic countries Denmark: Frederikke Hougaard HansenFaroe Islands: Daisy J. IversenFinland: Emma VillmanGreenland: Sara K. JakobsenIceland: Jónas Orri JónassonNorway: Marina Hiller FoshaugenSweden: Emelí Lönnqvist If...