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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.
Within criminological research significant weight is given, in part, to the understanding of how the interaction between individual, contextual and societal processes cause crime and related problems, whilst other areas address how work within crime prevention and insecurity can become knowledge-based. The research integrates theory and the empirical, and forms the basis for theory development and its application within areas designated to prevent and react to crime. The subject is interdisciplinary, which implies the collection and integration of theoretical and methodological concepts, and also applications from different knowledge fields.
The research covers an array of different questions that, on the whole, falls into four areas of focus. Within these subsequent areas there exist practical and applied elements.
Focus areas
The development of crime and its causes
On the whole, this research area aims to develop knowledge about which factors cause some children and adolescents in certain environments to develop into offending or other problems. This area studies how factors within different levels (e.g. individual, family, neighbourhood) interact to explain the differences in crime involvement, but also mental ill health, exposure to crime, insecurity and drug abuse. An important part of this area is longitudinal research, where we can follow the course of development over time in order to contribute to theory development about crime and its causes.
The geographical variation of criminality and insecurity
Research within this area deals with the identification of frameworks to confront the geographical variation of criminality and insecurity, as well as how we can explain why certain places and neighbourhoods have more problems with crime and insecurity than others. A central part of this research contributes to knowledge about how we can break from negative patterns and what we can do to contribute to positive community development.
Victimology
Victimology is the scientific study of crime victims and perspectives on crime victims in society. This area studies, for example, hate crime, crime against minority groups and other vulnerable groups, as well as violence against women. Vulnerability is studied from different perspectives, but together explores the contexts and individual factors like social contexts, ethnicity, gender and age.
Prevention and intervention research
Prevention research aims to increase knowledge about how we can best prevent crime and other related problems. Research within this area is conducted to create a knowledge base in support of interventions and expand prevention programs, but also to evaluate crime prevention or drug/alcohol abuse interventions. This research has a broad focus, extending from early interventions in childhood and adolescence to interventions that apply to criminal groups, individuals or specific vulnerable neighbourhoods.
Researchers, publications and projects
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CAStaff
Claes Andersson - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
claes.andersson@mau.se -
ACStaff
Alberto Chrysoulakis - Lecturer
alberto.chrysoulakis@mau.se -
SEStaff
Susanne Egnell - Doctoral student
susanne.egnell@mau.se -
AEStaff
Alexander Engström - Associate senior lecturer
alexander.engstrom@mau.se -
Staff
Manne Gerell - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
manne.gerell@mau.se -
Staff
Mika Hagerlid - Senior lecturer
mika.hagerlid@mau.se -
Staff
Anna-Karin Ivert - Head of department/Associate Professor
anna-karin.ivert@mau.se -
MJStaff
Magda Johansson Worobiec - Doctoral student/Lecturer
magda.johansson.worobiec@mau.se -
AJStaff
Adam Jonsson - Doctoral student
adam.jonsson@mau.se -
IKStaff
Ingela Kolfjord - Senior lecturer
ingela.kolfjord@mau.se -
Staff
Karl Kronkvist - Lecturer
karl.kronkvist@mau.se -
Staff
My Lilja - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
my.lilja@mau.se -
MMStaff
Mia-Maria Magnusson - Researcher
mia-maria.magnusson@mau.se -
CMStaff
Caroline Mellgren - Associate Professor
caroline.mellgren@mau.se -
Staff
Kim Moeller - Associate Professor
kim.moeller@mau.se -
ENStaff
Eva-Lotta Nilsson - Director of studies/Senior lecturer
eva-lotta.nilsson@mau.se -
KNStaff
Kristofer Nilsson - Doctoral student
kristofer.nilsson@mau.se -
LPStaff
Linn Persson - Doctoral student
linn-victoria.persson@mau.se -
Staff
Linnea Schumacher - Doctoral student
linnea.schumacher@mau.se -
Staff
Anders Stenström - Associate senior lecturer
anders.stenstrom@mau.se -
Staff
Klara Svalin - Senior lecturer
klara.svalin@mau.se -
Staff
Robert Svensson - Professor
robert.svensson@mau.se -
Staff
Marie Torstensson Levander - Senior Professor
marie.torstensson.levander@mau.se -
Staff
Zoran Vasiljevic - Director of studies/Senior lecturer
zoran.vasiljevic@mau.se -
Staff
Marie Väfors Fritz - Senior lecturer
marie.vafors.fritz@mau.se -
Staff
Jens Widmark - Doctoral student
jens.widmark@mau.se -
PWStaff
Per-Olof Wikström - Professor, directly appointed
per-olof.wikstrom@mau.se -
JdStaff
Jennie di Rocco - Doctoral student
jennie.di-rocco@mau.se
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2023 | Chapter in book
Cultural Expertise and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Ruth Mestre i Mestre, Lotta Wendel, Sara Johnsdotter
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2023 | Article in journal
“If you dress like a whore you have to accept being treatedlike one”: An Interview Study About Women’s Experiencesof Misogynistic Hate Crime
Mika Hagerlid
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2022 | Article in journal
Demographic characteristics of convicted child sexual abusers in South of Sweden, between 2013 and 2018: a pilot study
Emelie Stiernströmer, Marie Väfors Fritz, Caroline Mellgren, Ardavan Khoshnood
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2022 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Locating place, crime and the fear of crime: methodological and theoretical considerations
Karl Kronkvist, Robert Svensson, Anna-Karin Ivert, Marie Torstensson Levander, Lieven Pauwels, Reka Solymosi
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2022 | Article in journal
COVID-19 restrictions, pub closures, and crime in Oslo, Norway
Manne Gerell, Annica Allvin, Michael Frith, Torbjørn Skardhamar
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2022 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Situational sources of rule-breaking acts: an analytic criminology approach
Alberto P. Chrysoulakis, Marie Torstensson Levander, Anna-Karin Ivert, Alfonso Serrano Maíllo
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2022 | Article in journal
Discursive Constructions of Race and Gender in Racial Hate Crime Targeting Women in Sweden
Mika Hagerlid
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2022 | Article in journal
Preventing relapse into drug crime through motivational talks at a drug scene in Stockholm: a randomized controlled trial of a law enforcement tactic
Mia-Maria Magnusson
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2022 | Article in journal
Open drug scene: gun violence overlap and prediction of gun violence at micro places in Stockholm
Mia-Maria Magnusson
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2022 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Open drug scenes and the merging of policing practice and research: a pracademic approach
Mia-Maria Magnusson, Marie Torstensson Levander, Manne Gerell, Kim Moeller, Cynthia Lum
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Research project
The role of the private sector and the civil society in crime prevention work – opportunities and challenges
anna-karin.ivert@mau.se -
Research project
Partnership Policing: From Strategy to Practice
anders.stenstrom@mau.se -
Research project
The geography of fear - Where and when do we experience fear and how can it be understood?
manne.gerell@mau.se -
Research project
Hate crime in the justice system: A study to improve the Swedish Police Authority’s capacity to identify and investigate hate crime
mika.hagerlid@mau.se -
Research project
Data-driven interdisciplinary methods to combat crime and fear using police CCTV
manne.gerell@mau.se -
Research project
Evaluation of the implementation of Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI) in Malmö
caroline.mellgren@mau.se -
Research project | DOCTORAL PROJECT
Stability and change – a comparative study of neighborhood level fear of crime
jennie.di-rocco@mau.se -
Research project
"What do we do now?"How the Swedish police authority work with sexual offences among people with intellectual disabilities
charlotta.lofgren@mau.se -
Research project
Young womens self reported experiences of crime against person - the crime trend in Sweden 2006-2021
mika.hagerlid@mau.se -
Research project
Safety assessment of multi-family housing: An impact evaluation
karl.kronkvist@mau.se -
Research project
Child-to-parent violence - a cross-sectional study
bjorn.johnson@mau.se -
Research project
"A hand appeared suddenly” – Experiences and reflections of sexual harassment among students and PhD-students
mika.hagerlid@mau.se -
Research project
Student participation in research teams – Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) in Biomedical, Criminology and Care Science research
karin.borgstrom@mau.se -
Research project
Applied research to prevent crime and reduce fear in Skåne, Sweden
manne.gerell@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
Evaluation of Sluta Skjut
anna-karin.ivert@mau.se -
Research project
Repeat victimization in Malmö City
magda.johansson.worobiec@mau.se -
Research project
Solvable assault crimes? A study of the prerequisites for assault crimes to be investigated and the Police's ability to solve those crimes.
nina.axnas@mau.se -
Research project
Assessing the crime preventive effects of a property owner collaboration in urban residential neighborhoods
karl.kronkvist@mau.se -
Research project
The Malmö Individual and Neighbourhood Development Study (MINDS)
marie.torstensson.levander@mau.se -
Research project
Social lives and crime
marie.torstensson.levander@mau.se
PhD studies
Malmö University offers PhD studies in Criminology.