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| The Stockholm Prize in Criminology | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in research in the field of criminology |
| Country | Sweden |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Website | Official site |
The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is an international prize in the field of criminology, established under the aegis of the Swedish Ministry of Justice. It has a permanent endowment in the trust of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology Foundation. The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is a distinguished part of the Stockholm Criminology Symposium, an annual event taking place during three days in June.
The prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the reduction of crime and the advancement of human rights.
The objectives of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology are to promote the development of:
- Improved knowledge of the causes of crime at an individual and structural level.
- More effective and humane public policies for dealing with criminal offenders.
- Better knowledge of alternative crime prevention strategies inside and outside the justice system.
- Policies for supporting the victims of crime.
- Better ways to reduce the global problem of illegal or abusive practices that may occur in the administration of justice.[1]
According to reputation surveys conducted in 2013-2014 and 2018, the Stockholm Prize in Criminology is the most prestigious international academic award in the field of law.[2][3][4]
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- ^ IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. IREG List of International Academic Awards (PDF). Brussels: IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Jiang, Fan; Liu, Niancai (2018). "The hierarchical status of international academic awards in social sciences". Scientometrics. 117 (3): 2091–2115. doi:10.1007/s11192-018-2928-y. S2CID 52944414.
- ^ Zheng, Juntao; Liu, Niancai (2015). "Mapping of important international academic awards". Scientometrics. 104 (3): 763–791. doi:10.1007/s11192-015-1613-7. S2CID 25088286.