Background and Academic Interests
- criminology
- privatization
- crime prevention
- crime statistics
- criminal justice
- knowledge production
- policing
Heidi Mork Lomell is professor in criminology at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law. She obtained her Dr. polit in criminology at the University of Oslo in 2005. Lomell's research interests include policing and crime control, with a special interest in the introduction of various forms of (surveillance) technologies and other preventive measures in the criminal justice system. Crime prevention and crime statistics are other research interests. Currently, she is studying digitalization and privatization of knowledge production, with a special interest in the role of private actors as providers of the knowledge foundation in criminal justice reforms.
Lomell was chair for the Nordic Research Council for Criminology (NSfK) 2022–2024.