The recipients of the 2020 award, Professors Philip J. Cook and Franklin E. Zimring, will receive the award at a ceremony in Stockholm City Hall next June in connection with the annual Stockholm Criminology Symposium organized by the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention. The 2021 prize will also be awarded then.

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About the award
The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is an international award presented annually.

The award is sponsored by the Stockholm Prize in Criminology Foundation, which was established by the Swedish government and the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. The award was presented for the first time in 2006. Several international organizations also make significant contributions to the award.

The award is presented for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the practical application of research findings regarding crime prevention and the promotion of human rights. 
 
The independent international jury is chaired by Professors Lawrence W. Sherman and Jerzy Sarnecki.
 
The Torsten Söderberg Foundation and the Prize
The Stockholm Prize in Criminology, SU 
Stockholm Criminology Symposium, lectures from previous years