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How does does a trace turn into evidence and legal knowledge? The research projects Evidently Rape and Digital DNA follow forensic traces from the crime scene to the courtroom. Join the conference «Evidence in Motion».
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Olivier van Beemen presents his new book on structural corporate misbehavior in Africa.
PhD candidate Maria Hansen at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS) will present her doctorate project: "Too drunk to fuck? Exploring the boundaries between consensual and non-consensual drunken sexual encounters".
Master in Sociology Thomas Anton Sandøy will be defending the thesis "Alternative sanctions for young drug offenders. From punishment to help?" for the degree of PhD.
In this event, we will meet J.C. Salyer, the author of Court of Injustice, published by Stanford University Press (2020). This important book investigates how immigration lawyers work to achieve just results for their clients in a system that has long denigrated the rights of those they serve.
Do Polish migrants engage in sex work while in Norway? If so, what is their situation? In this seminar we aim to shed light on that with presentations both about the conditions of sex workers in Poland, the current situation of sex workers in Norway and Polish migration to Norway.
LLM Özlem Gürakar-Skribeland at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law will be defending the thesis Forced Return of Migrants to Transit Countries – A Case of Competing Sovereigns for the degree of Ph.D.
PhD candidate Marte Rua at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS) will present her doctorate project: "Isolasjon under frihetsberøvelse".
Open for all interested. Please register your participation.
Kristina Kepinska Jakobsen will be defending the thesis Objectivity and empathy in investigative interview of victims for the degree of Ph.D.
Original title: Objektivitet og empati i avhør av fornærmede - en kvalitativ undersøkelse av norske politiavhør
The disputation will be held in Norwegian.
Master of Administration and Organization Theory Martin Nøkleberg at Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law will be defending the thesis Policing global hubs – A study of the Norwegian airport and maritime port security environments for the degree of Ph.D.
John Todd-Kvam at Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law will be defending the thesis; Understanding desistance and penality in Norway: discourses, practices and experiences for the degree of Ph.D.
How has government policies and local interventions adopted to curb the spread of Covid-19 affected prisoners in penal institutions and elderly residents of nursing homes across Sweden, Denmark and Norway?
Master in Criminology Anja Emilie Kruse will be defending the thesis The Why, the Who and the Wherefore. Explanations, self-change and social friction in men’s narratives of sexual violations for the degree of Ph.D.
Master in sociology of Law Solveig Laugerud will be defending the thesis The Legible Rape Victim: How Disciplinary Discourses in the Legal System Create a New Victim Identity for the degree of Ph.D.
Janne Henriette Ingarsdotter Helgesen will be defending the thesis Punishment and welfare in treatment of prisoners with substance use problems. A qualitative analysis of empowerment and collaboration in Norwegian Drug Counselling Units. for the degree of Ph.D.
Original title: Straff og velferd i fangebehandling av rusmiddelbrukere. En kvalitativ analyse av empowerment og samarbeid i norske rusmestringsenheter.
The disputaiton will be held in Norwegian
Janne Henriette Ingarsdotter Helgesen will be defending the thesis Punishment and welfare in treatment of prisoners with substance use problems. A qualitative analysis of empowerment and collaboration in Norwegian Drug Counselling Units. for the degree of Ph.D.
Original title: Straff og velferd i fangebehandling av rusmiddelbrukere. En kvalitativ analyse av empowerment og samarbeid i norske rusmestringsenheter.
The disputatiton will be held in Norwegian
Master in Criminology Jenny Maria Lundgaard will be defending the thesis Critical Knowledge. The Becoming of Meaning and Decision-making in the Police Control Room for the degree of Ph.D.
Original title: Kritisk kunnskap: Meningsdannelse og beslutningsprosesser ved politiets operasjonssentral
The disputation will be held in Norwegian
Cand. polit Lisbeth Fullu Skyberg will be defending the thesis Testimony and evaluations of credibility for the degree of Ph.D.
Original title: Rettslige forklaringers troverdighet. En teoretisk, historisk og empirisk undersøkelse av bevismuntlighetens betydning for vurdering av troverdighet i straffesaker.
The disputation will be held in Norwegian
Master of Sociology of Law Rune Ellefsen at Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law will be defending the thesis Performing and policing transgressive protest: A relational approach to the SHAC-HLS conflict in Britain (1999–2014)for the degree of Ph.D.
David Rodriguez Goyes at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law will be defending the thesis; Biopiracy from a green criminological perspective for the degree of Ph.D.
Anette Bringedal Houge at Department of Criminology and Sosiology of Law will be defending the thesis “Thugs” on Trial. Narrating Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in and for International Criminal Justice for the degree of Ph.D.
Master in Criminology Siv Rebekka Runhovde will be defending the thesis Policing the Illegal Trade in Wildlife. A Study of Norway and Uganda for the degree of Ph.D.
La página del evento y el programa estarán publicadas en español e inglés (The programme web pages will be both in Spanish and English).
Confirmed Key Note speakers: Avi Brisman, Ragnhild Sollund, Nigel South and Reece Walters.