I reviewed the new, excellent book by Brandon C. Welsh et al “Between Medicine and Criminology” for the Journal of Historical Criminology. The book is about the history of the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study (1939-1945). journalofhistoricalcriminology.pubpub.org/pub/cw97dqdg...

Last Friday I had the privilege to serve as the Opponent in the public examination of Tomomi Hisasue’s doctoral thesis on the costs of intimate partner violence. A very important topic also from the point of view of criminal justice policy. trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024...

Reflections on lethal violence against women: Historical Homicide Monitor based comparisons of early modern and modern patterns. Originally a guest lecture, published in a short article format. fjsr.journal.fi/article/view...

Great author meets critics session on my book ‘Crime and Civilization’ in the annual conference of the American Society of Criminology (Washington DC, Nov 12-15). Good discussions by a great line-up of critics: @shaddmaruna.bsky.social @marcelo-f-aebi.bsky.social and Brendan Dooley. Thanks!

Last week at #Eurocrim2025 Athens conference, my book ‘Crime and Civilization’ was discussed in an author meets critics panel. Thanks to @henryyeomans.bsky.social , @marcelo-f-aebi.bsky.social , and @shaddmaruna.bsky.social for great insights & constructive comments!

I was happy to be interviewed by the European Criminology Oral History (ECOH) project (recorded Sep 2024 during the annual conference of the European Society of Criminology). Huge tanks to prof. Nora Markwalder for good questions! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqat...

Prof. Brendan Dooley has reviewed my book ‘Crime and Civilization’ in the Journal of Historical Criminology. Reading the review is a quick way of getting an overview of the content of the book! Link to the review (open access): journalofhistoricalcriminology.pubpub.org/pub/5tfvf84f...

It's here! The Journal of Historical Criminology volume 1 issue 1 now available! Congratulations to editors Iain Channing and Alex Tepperman. Looks excellent - excited to read more. journalofhistoricalcriminology.pubpub.org/jhc-2025-vol...

Yesterday I gave a guest talk at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (Freiburg, Germany), discussing my recent book Crime and Civilization, while also reflecting on the next steps in this line of research. Good discussion & feedback! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

My new book Crime and Civilization was published last month. Today I learned that it will be available as audiobook from 25 Feb 2025! For more info about the content and the print/ebook version see: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Happy to report that my new book “Crime and Civilization” will be published this week. The book offers a new interpretation on the origins of criminology as a data-driven intellectual field. The first chapter is open for a month. academic.oup.com/book/58687/c...

“Discovery of Hidden Crime” (2011) approached the history of 20th century criminology from data perspective: why the crime survey emerged, and how it impacted substantial thought. The book is now open access at OUP web page! academic.oup.com/book/9672

The data of the 3rd sweep of the International Self-Report Delinquency Study is now open and available in Harvard Dataverse. doi.org/doi:10.7910/...

Uusi kriminaalipolitiikan oppikirja on ilmestynyt! Teos painottaa empiiristä näkökulmaa kriminaalipolitiikan eri keinojen arvioinnissa ja tutkimuksessa. Kiitos Noora Ellonen & Satu Rantaeskola, Mikko Aaltonen, Antti Latvala ja Sasu Tyni! www.gaudeamus.fi/teos/krimina...

In a recent article co-authored with Nora Markwalder and Marieke Liem, we take stock of the first 15 years of the European Homicide Monitor approach. New developments: the EHM is growing beyond Europe, and backwards in time to the historical dimension. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Idag blir det offentligt, Malmö center for policing and prevention är ett faktum efter en donation på 30+10 miljoner från Länsförsäkringar Skåne. Vi kommer snart att inleda rekryteringsarbete av forskare och doktorander. www.sydsvenskan.se/2024-01-16/m...

Quite a few of our authors are already here in Bluesky! Allow us to introduce @jkivivuori.bsky.social, one of the editors of 'Nordic Homicide in Deep Time: Lethal Violence in the Early Modern Era and Present Times'. Check out the book at: doi.org/10.33134/HUP-15. It's #OpenAccess! #AcademicSky

Uusi Kriminologia-lehden numero ilmestynyt. Siinä on peräti neljän väitöskirjan lectio praecursoria. Vahvassa nousussa oleva tutkimusala!

Kolmannet kriminologian päivät pidetään Tampereella 31.10.-1.11.2024. Päivät järjestetään joka toinen vuosi, kannattaa merkitä kalenteriin.