Professor Jan van Dijk awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology 2012

This year's winner, Professor Jan van Dijk from Tilburg University, the Netherlands, receives the award for his work on the International Crime Victims Survey (ICVS), since 1989.

Published

2011-12-15

The prize will be presented on June 12, 2012 by HM The Queen in connection with the annual criminology symposium held in Stockholm.

About the "
" Award The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is an international award established with the support of the Ministry of Justice and the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. It is awarded annually, with a prize of one million kronor, in conjunction with the Stockholm Criminology Symposium organized by the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention.
 
 The prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the practical application of research findings regarding crime prevention and the promotion of human rights.
  
 The award aims to promote:
 – increased knowledge regarding the causes of crime at the individual and structural levels
 – more effective and humane public policies regarding the treatment of offenders
 – increased knowledge of alternative crime prevention measures, both within the judicial system and civil society
 – practices for assisting crime victims
 – improved methods for reducing abuse of authority within the judicial system on a global scale.
 The award was presented for the first time at City Hall in June 2006, with the Jerry Lee Foundation as the original sponsor.
 
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