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Department of Criminology
of Criminology
Criminology means the study of crime. It is a multidisciplinary subject that addresses the development and causes of criminality, measures for its prevention and alleviation of its consequences. The Department of Criminology is also home to legal expertise, specialising in welfare law.
Criminology is multidisciplinary as well as transdisciplinary. This means that we collect and integrate theoretical and methodological thinking and approaches from different scientific fields, such as sociology, psychology, psychiatry and law, in order to be able to understand the individual, contextual and societal processes underlying criminality and related problems.
At the Criminology Department, we try to answer questions such as: Why do some individuals commit crimes? What makes some people commit crimes throughout their lives, while others “abandon” their criminal activities? Why are some individuals and places more associated with criminality? Why are some areas regarded as unsafe, and others as safe? Is overall criminality on the rise or decreasing, and why?
Education at the Department of Criminology
The department provides education in criminology at both bachelor's and master's levels. You can also take courses in law.
Bachelor's level
Criminology, Bachelor's Programme (in Swedish)
Master's level
Criminology, Master's Programme
Courses
Research at the Department of Criminology
The research conducted in the field of criminology at Malmö University has a broad focus. We include studies of phenomena such as criminality, insecurity, substance abuse and mental ill health.

Research subject criminology
Criminology is the scientific study of crime and its causes, which includes interventions to prevent and contain crime, as well as lessen its consequences.

People, Places and Prevention
Why do people commit crime? The overall aim of the research platform is to contribute to a better understanding of the causes and the consequences of crime.
Doctoral courses
Most of the research at the Faculty of Health and Society is interdisciplinary, which opens up opportunities for new and exciting fields of research beyond the subject divisions that have traditionally existed between medicine and social sciences.
Researchers, publications and projects
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Staff
Carolina Ellberg - Project researcher
carolina.ellberg@mau.se -
AJStaff
Adam Jonsson - Doctoral student
adam.jonsson@mau.se -
MJStaff
Magda Johansson Worobiec - Doctoral student/Lecturer
magda.johansson.worobiec@mau.se -
MHStaff
Mika Hagerlid - Senior lecturer
mika.hagerlid@mau.se -
Staff
Kim Moeller - Associate Professor
kim.moeller@mau.se -
SEStaff
Susanne Egnell - Doctoral student
susanne.egnell@mau.se -
MLStaff
My Lilja - Senior lecturer
my.lilja@mau.se -
LPStaff
Linn Persson - Doctoral student
linn-victoria.persson@mau.se -
Staff
Andreas Anderberg - Senior lecturer
andreas.anderberg@mau.se -
Staff
Marie Väfors Fritz - Assistant head of dep./Senior lecturer
marie.vafors.fritz@mau.se -
Staff
Robert Svensson - Professor
robert.svensson@mau.se -
Staff
Klara Svalin - Senior lecturer
klara.svalin@mau.se -
AEStaff
Alexander Engström - Doctoral student
alexander.engstrom@mau.se -
PWStaff
Per-Olov Wikström - Professor, directly appointed
per-olof.wikstrom@mau.se -
CAStaff
Claes Andersson - Senior lecturer
claes.andersson@mau.se -
Staff
Marie Torstensson Levander - Senior Professor
marie.torstensson.levander@mau.se -
ACStaff
Alberto Chrysoulakis - Doctoral student/Lecturer
alberto.chrysoulakis@mau.se -
Staff
Karl Kronkvist - Doctoral student/Lecturer
karl.kronkvist@mau.se -
Staff
Anna-Karin Ivert - Head of department/Associate Professor
anna-karin.ivert@mau.se -
Staff
Manne Gerell - Associate Professor
manne.gerell@mau.se -
CMStaff
Caroline Mellgren - Associate Professor
caroline.mellgren@mau.se -
ENStaff
Eva-Lotta Nilsson - Director of studies/Senior lecturer
eva-lotta.nilsson@mau.se -
Staff
Zoran Vasiljevic - Director of studies/Senior lecturer
zoran.vasiljevic@mau.se
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2021 | Article in journal
Fentanyl analogs on the Swedish webforum flashback
Kim Moeller, Bengt Svensson, Rasmus Munksgaard
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2021 | Article in journal
"Shop Until You Drop"
Kim Moeller, Bengt Svensson
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2020 | Article in journal
Feasibility of gathering momentary and daily assessments of fear of crime using a smartphone application (STUNDA)
Karl Kronkvist, Alexander Engström
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2020 | Article in journal
The Helicopter Pilot
Manne Gerell, Johan Kardell, Kim Nivall
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2020 | Other
Covid-19, segregation och brottslighet
Manne Gerell
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2020 | Article in journal
Adolescents ' Perceptions, Neighbourhood Characteristics and Parental Monitoring -Are they Related, and Do they Interact in the Explanation of Adolescent Offending?
Eva-Lotta Nilsson, Anna-Karin Ivert, Marie Torstensson Levander
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2020 | Article in journal
Trust as an analytical concept for the study of welfare programmes to reduce child health disparities
Cecilia Franzén, Eva-Lotta Nilsson, Johan Norberg, Tomas Peterson
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2020 | Article in journal
Ökad ojämlikhet i boendet i spåren av coronapandemin
Martin Grander, Tapio Salonen
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2020 | Chapter in book
Expanding the Reach to First-Generation Students
Julaine M. Fowlin, Carina Gallo, My Lilja
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2020 | Report
Processutvärdering av sluta skjut
Anna-Karin Ivert, Caroline Mellgren, Josefin Nilsson
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Research project
Evaluation of the police authory´s risk reduction measures
klara.svalin@mau.se -
Research project
Applied research to prevent crime and reduce fear in Skåne, Sweden
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Research project
Assessing the crime preventive effects of a property owner collaboration in urban residential neighborhoods
karl.kronkvist@mau.se -
Research project
"A hand appeared suddenly” -Experiences of sexual harassment among students and PhD-students
charlotta.lofgren-martenson@mau.se -
Research project
Projectevaluation of Sluta Skjut
anna-karin.ivert@mau.se -
Research project
Child-to-parent violence - a cross-sectional study
bjorn.johnson@mau.se -
Research project
The police and drug law enforcement - the use of coercive measures in relation to minor drug offenses
susanne.egnell@mau.se -
Research project
Social lives and crime
marie.torstensson.levander@mau.se -
Research project
The Malmö Individual and Neighbourhood Development Study (MINDS)
marie.torstensson.levander@mau.se -
Research project
Repeat victimization in Malmö City
magda.johansson.worobiec@mau.se -
Research project
Victimisation among young people in the city of Malmö. Daily routines and consequences
marie.torstensson.levander@mau.se
The Department of Legal Science
Law represents an important part of society and of people's lives. The department boasts a broad body of expertise in law and social sciences. We have lengthy experience of teaching at various academic levels and providing education for agencies and other organisations.
More information about legal science
We are specialists in welfare law, a field which primarily includes the part of public law where individuals have the state and municipality as their opposing parties. The social services, national insurance, the health system and human rights are such areas. The field of welfare law also includes what used to be known as social civil law, i.e. the legal area affecting people in everyday situations as lenders, employees, tenants or consumers.
Collaborate with us
Collaboration with us can take many forms, linked both to our research and the education we provide.
Contract courses
We can offer continuing professional development for your staff in the form of courses tailored to meet your wants and needs. You will benefit from access to the latest research and to the disciplinary range offered by the University.
Contact Mikael Matteson for more information about our contract courses
Contact persons
Head of Department
Deputy Head of Department
Director of Studies, primary level
Program Director, primary level
Director of Studies and Program Director, advanced level
Student Administration