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 prize
The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is an international prize established with the support of the Ministry of Justice and the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. It is awarded annually with a prize sum of SEK 1 million in connection 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 results in the fight against crime and the promotion of human rights.
  
 The aim of the Prize is to promote:
 - a better understanding of the causes of crime at individual and structural levels
 - more effective and humane public policies in the treatment of offenders
 - a better understanding of alternative crime prevention measures, both in the justice system and in civil society
 - victim assistance practices
 - improved methods to reduce abuse of authority in the justice system on a global scale.
 The prize was first awarded at City Hall in June 2006 with the Jerry Lee Foundation as the original donor.
 
 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, SU