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Program & Abstracts 2021 The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) Tegnérgatan 23 Box 1386, SE-111 93 Stockholm Phone: +46 (0)8 527 58 400 E-mail: [email protected] www.bra.se Photos: Kristian Pohl/Regeringskansliet, pages 6 and 7; Peder Nordenstad, page 9 (Jerzy Sarnecki). Production: Odelius & CO #21-6866 © 2021The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) Table of contents A message from Sweden’s Minister for Justice and Migration 6 Welcome to the Stockholm Criminology Symposium 7 The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention 8 The Stockholm Prize in Criminology 9 The 2020 prize winners 10 The Stockholm Criminology Symposium 2021 11 PROGRAM OVERVIEW 12 Detailed program Tuesday, June 15 15 Wednesday, June 16 75 Speakers Index 139 THE STOCKHOLM CRIMINOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 2021 3 4 THE STOCKHOLM CRIMINOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 2021 The Stockholm Criminology Symposium 2021 THE STOCKHOLM CRIMINOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 2021 5 A message from the Swedish Minister for Justice As Minister for Justice and Migration, I am Professor Cook honoured to welcome you to the 2021 has created a Stockholm Criminology Symposium. I am standard measure proud that Sweden hosts an international forum for predicting bringing together criminology researchers variation in lethal and practitioners to share their knowledge gun violence based and experience. As last year’s symposium was on gun density. cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this His measure is year’s symposium has been eagerly awaited. now widely used And despite the digital format, I am certain by many other that – as always – many rewarding meetings and researchers to discussions will be had. study a range of phenomena, Around the world, societies face the challenge including rates of of gun violence and its devastating effects. lethal police shootings. Sweden is no exception; in recent years, gun violence has driven the sharp increase in Professor Zimring and his colleagues first homicide rates. This year’s symposium focuses in demonstrated that rates of death per attack particular on gun policy and its effects on rates differed significantly depending on the type of of lethal gun violence. weapon used. As he continued his research, he compiled data from across the United States to The research conducted by the 2020 Stockholm show that murder rates varied more in relation to Criminology Laureates – Professor Philip J. gun availability than in relation to crime rates. Cook and Professor Franklin E Zimring – has considerably improved our ability to I look forward to taking part in the opening panel counter global gun violence. For more than discussion and to discussing the effects of gun five decades, their evidence-based approach policy with Professor Cook and Professor Zimring. has shed light on the effects of gun policy and I am certain that this symposium will provide stimulated policy initiatives to curb gun violence. me – and every other participant – with a wealth Although Professor Cook is an economist and of new insights and knowledge. Together we can Professor Zimring is a lawyer, they have both been create safer and more secure societies for all. influential in developing and applying the science Once again, I wish you all a very warm of criminology. welcome to the 2021 Stockholm Criminology Symposium. At the 2021 Stockholm Criminology Symposium, we will highlight the outstanding achievements Morgan Johansson of the 2020 Stockholm Criminology Laureates. Minister for Justice and Migration 6 THE STOCKHOLM CRIMINOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 2021 Welcome to the Stockholm Criminology Symposium It is my honor and privilege to welcome you to called Researchers’ the 15th Stockholm Criminology Symposium. advice to policy, The Symposium is a well-established annual where the Swedish international meeting place for criminologists, Minister for Justice policy-makers, and others with an interest and Migration, in criminal policy. In this forum we get the Mr Morgan opportunity to learn from the latest research, Johansson, has put exchange experiences between researchers and forward questions practitioners, and expand our networks. This to be answered holds true, even if this year – due to the ongoing by prize-winning pandemic – we need to rely on digital means. Professor Franklin I am, though, convinced that most things will Zimring and work out very well in this new manner that we Professor Philip have all now become so familiar with. Cook, which will be moderated by Professor Lawrence Sherman. When public policy is being decided on and The last event on the first day of the Symposium developed, research can contribute to the process will be the prize-winners’ lectures, where the with important insights and crucial knowledge. laureates themselves present their research. This As the work of prize-winning Professor Franklin will be followed by the long-awaited grand prize Zimring and Professor Philip Cook demonstrates, ceremony, where the prize will be presented this also applies to research on gun violence and by Her Majesty the Queen of Sweden. The on gun regulation policies. There is a pressing concluding session on the second and final day need to compile and discuss research, policy, and of the Symposium, will be the Jerry Lee lecture, practice related to gun violence and how it may which this year will be delivered by Professor be prevented and combated, and I am pleased by Jens Ludwig. the fact that the Symposium – through this main theme of Gun violence: sound knowledge and The Stockholm Criminology Symposium countermeasures – offers a good opportunity for should be and is a strong forum for exchanging that. I am also pleased that this involves lessons knowledge, as well as a good opportunity to high- to be learnt by many countries in different parts light different areas of criminological research. of the world. We believe that the Symposium and the prize contribute to new knowledge and insights, which As in previous years, a large number of panels will benefit society and those working in the under the theme Contemporary Criminology will fields of fighting and preventing crime. provide an updated overview of the current state of the existing knowledge. This is a recurring and I warmly welcome all of you to the event, and important element of the Stockholm Criminology hope you will have two rewarding and inspiring Symposium, and we are delighted to once again days that will stay in your memory for a long offer such a wide range of sessions. There are time to come. many sessions for you to choose from during the two days of the Symposium, not least from the many parallel seminars that are taking place. In Kristina Svartz addition to these, we have also arranged four Director General, major sessions for all of you to attend at the the Swedish National Council same time. The first one is the opening discussion for Crime Prevention THE STOCKHOLM CRIMINOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 2021 7 The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) – an agency under the Ministry of Justice – is a centre for research and development within the judicial system. Brå assists the agencies of the criminal justice provides support and supplies funding for the system by improving their knowledge and development of municipal crime prevention developing new methods. Brå’s research is a projects. The division is also responsible for major source of information for decision makers evaluating this work. within the criminal justice system (including the • Crime Statistics. The division is responsible for police), the Parliament and the Government. the production of Sweden’s official statistics on Brå’s operations may be divided into seven crime and criminal offenders. In addition to its different areas of activity, which correspond continuous statistical production, the division to the agency’s six specialist divisions and the works to further improve Sweden’s official national centre placed under the auspices of Brå: crime statistics. • Research and Development. The task of the • Statistical Surveys. The division is responsible division is to conduct applied research and for the periodic surveys carried out with specific development work in the field of crime policy. data collection, including survey methods. The division produces knowledge as a basis for They are in charge of producing the Swedish decision-making in the area of crime policy and Crime Survey and the hate crime statistics. for use in the criminal justice system. • The Swedish Centre for Preventing Violent Ex- • Research into Economic and Organised Crime. tremism (CVE). The centre was established un- The division serves as a national body of exper- der the auspices of Brå in January 2018. CVE tise in the area of economic crime in a broad shall, based primarily on crime policy grounds, sense, to disseminate findings and to conduct strengthen and develop preventive work various research projects. against violent extremism. The primary aim of the centre is to prevent ideologically motivated • Evaluation and Policing. The task of the criminality and terrorism in Sweden. division is to conduct large-scale evaluations of changes within the judicial system. These Brå often works in collaboration with other evaluations are often commissioned by the organisations and public sector agencies. The Swedish Government. The taskof the division is target groups comprise decision makers and also to evaluate social service efforts to prevent employees within the judicial system, actors in young people to commit crime and offend once the field of crime prevention and those members again. of the general public with an interest in the knowledge we possess. • Development of Crime Prevention. The task of the division is to create interest and encourage Brå was founded in 1974 and is led by Director involvement in crime prevention work at the General, Kristina Svartz. local level. Amongst other things the division (See also www.bra.se) 8 THE STOCKHOLM CRIMINOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 2021 The Stockholm Prize in Criminology Under the aegis of the Swedish Ministry of Justice and major philanthropies, The Stockholm Prize in Criminology has been awarded annually for fifteen years.