Janne Kivivuori

The picture shows the title of Janne Kivivuori's review of the book "Between Medicine and Crimninology" by Brandon C. Welsh and colleagues. The title of the review is "Criminology's Manhattan Project"

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...

Cover of Tomomi Hisasue's doctoral thesis on the costs of intimate partner violence

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.
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The picture shows the title and abstract of the article "Familial, femicidal, and intimate partner homicide in early modern Nordic societies" by Janne Kivivuori

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...

Professors Janne Kivivuori, Shadd Maruna, Marcelo F. Aebi and Brendan Dooley standing in front of a screen showing the cover of the book 'Crime and Civilization'

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!

The cover of the book "Crime and Civilization" by Janne Kivivuori

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Pictured from left to right, professors Henry Yeomans, Janne Kivivuori, Marcelo F. Aebi and Shadd Maruna

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!

Janne Kivivuori interviewed by Nora Markwalder YouTube video by ESC - European Society of Criminology

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...

Title of Brendan Dooley's review of Janne Kivivuori's book 'Crime and Civilization' in the Journal of Historical Criminology

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!
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Thanks!

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...

Thanks for this, I would like to be added.

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: Self-Report Delinquency Surveys in Criminal Policy Context Abstract. This book presents a history of the self-report crime survey as a method of criminological inquiry, describing how it was born within a distinct

“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/...

Kriminaalipolitiikka - Gaudeamus Kriminaalipolitiikka nojaa empiiriseen tutkimukseen ja sen uusimpiin tuloksiin tarkastellessaan alan keskeisiä keinoja ja niiden vaikutuksia. Tilaa kirja verkkokaupasta.

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...

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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.
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Mångmiljondonation i kampen mot kriminella gäng Ett center för polisforskning inrättas vid Malmö universitet.

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.

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Indeed. As an academic sociologist, I have cited his article "Defining Deviancy Down" several times.

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!

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Vol 3 Nro 2 (2023)

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

Kriminologian päivät 2024 | Tampereen korkeakouluyhteisö Kotimaisen kriminologian päätapahtuma kokoaa kriminologian tutkijoita, eri palvelujärjestelmien edustajia ja kolmannen sektorin toimijoita Tampereelle 31.10.–1.11.2024.

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