The Stockholm Prize in Criminology
The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is an international prize established with the support of the Ministry of Justice. The prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the application of research results by practitioners for the reduction of crime and the advancement of human rights.
The prize is awarded annually for successful contributions to criminological research or for the application of criminological research resulting in crime prevention and the promotion of human rights. The prize money is at least one million kronor annually.
Over the years the prize has promoted
- greater knowledge of the causes of crime at the individual and structural levels
- a more effective and humane public policy regarding the treatment of criminals
- increased awareness of alternative crime prevention measures within the justice system and civil society
- practices to help victims of crime
- and improved methods to reduce government abuse within the justice system on a global level.
Nomination
Nominations may be made by any three individual criminologists, any society of criminology and/or other organization applying or producing criminology, or by expert nominators selected by the jury.
The nominee must be a living physical person, willing and able to receive the Stockholm Prize in Criminology in person and give an acceptance speech on the date required.
The nomination period for the 2027 years award ends on May 15 2026.
To nominate someone, save and fill out the electronic document and send it with any further information such as pdf-files by email to criminologyprize@gmail.com
More information about the prize:
https://stockholmprizeincriminology.org/
Last updated: 2025-12-11
Source: Department of Criminology