Research subject Sociology of Punishment, Law and Crime

Will the decrease in possibilities to get child maintenance support lead to an increase in parental conflicts and leading to economic issues becoming more dominant in custody issues?

To develop criminological theory on how penal power travels beyond the nation state, this project combines theory in sociology, international relations and international law to explore the overall research question ‘How do Scandinavian states engage in penal exports?’

Economic inequality across the population implies vastly unequal opportunities in many dimensions that can impact an individual’s chance of entering the justice system. One such channel via which this can occur – even holding criminal behavior constant – is unequal treatment by agents of the justice system (e.g. police).

During three years, the researchers in this project will examine how cause of death data is achieved, partly to generate new understanding about public health, but also to provide a better understanding of how physicians examine causes of death in Sweden and how they relate to and apply standards and guidelines.

Causal Evidence on the Intended and Unintended Impacts of Sanction Reforms and In- Prison Healthcare.