The Foundation The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is established to create the conditions for a long-term strengthen the knowledge base within the judicial system and ensure the survival of the prize.

For many years, Edvard Söderberg served as vice chairman of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation and as joint director of the two brother foundations, the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Foundations. Edvard was deeply involved when the initiative for the Stockholm Prize in Criminology was launched just under ten years ago. We are undertaking this initiative to honor his many years of valuable contributions to the Torsten Söderberg Foundation.

“It is also reassuring that the prize will be made permanent through the newly established foundation and will no longer depend on annual grants, as has been the case until now,” says Tomas Söderberg, chairman of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation.

The foundation charter will be signed by Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask and the Torsten Söderberg Foundation at a special ceremony at Rosenbad on Friday, May 11, 2012.

"International exchange of knowledge and research in the field of justice is of great importance for the to be able to constantly improve the fight against crime and increase citizens' security," says Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask.

The newly newly established foundation promotes scientific research in criminology that contributes to to:

• better knowledge on both individual and structural causes of crime.
• a knowledge-based and humane design of society's response to crime.
• to develop knowledge of crime prevention strategies within and outside the justice system.
• effective strategies for supporting and protecting victims of crime.
• effective methods to improve the rule of law and combat the global problem of abuse of power and abuse of power and corruption that can occur in the judicial system.

The Foundation works towards this end by funding an annual international prize in the field of criminology.