Crime and social harms
This programme conducts interdisciplinary research in collaboration with practical fields to study the development and consequences of various types of violence and crime, as well as how these can be prevented and countered.
Crime and violence have significant consequences for people’s health and living conditions on multiple levels, but the impacts are also determined by society's response to crime and victimization.
Gender-based violence in various forms is widespread in close relationships as well as in public and digital arenas, which significantly limits the victims’ living space, well-being, and rights. In residential areas, the concentration of crime contributes to increased segregation and exclusion, as well as economic difficulties, unemployment, and repeated victimization for those living in such areas.
Organised crime and economic crime within business and welfare sectors are closely linked, resulting in losses of tax revenues, creditors losing money, and distorted competition. Accounting crimes, labour exploitation, and fraud within the welfare sector also lead to insecure employment and significant misuse of public resources. For society as a whole, violence and crime have negative welfare consequences like insecurity and can ultimately become system-threatening by undermining trust and confidence in our welfare model, as well as contributing to polarisation and marginalisation. Exposure to violence, insufficient social safety nets, and structures that contribute to inequality are also all clearly related to poor health.
The Crime and Social Harms research programme aims to provide knowledge on how crime and violence can be prevented and countered and explore the consequences of crime and violence for individual and public health and welfare.
Selection of Ongoing Research Projects
- Post-Separation Violence and Health
- Existential and Social Loneliness Among Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
- Approaches to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation and Pathways to Support
- A Place of Their Own - Permanent Housing for Victims of Violence
Debate articles and publications
Debate articles on organised crime and extremism
- Rostami, A. (2023). Bidragsspärr bör kunna användas mot dömda
External link.. Svenska Dagbladet (06-sep). - von Sydow, K., Appelgren, G., Erkers, H., Holmestig, A., Jägerskog, M., Magnusson, V., Nordstrand, A., Oljeqvist, J., Svanström, T., Taylor, K. & Rostami, A. (2023). Debatt: Gängvåldet kräver att ni samlas över blocken External link.. Aftonbladet (13-okt).
- Rostami, A., Arrhenius, G. & Tersman, F. (2023). ”Missvisande om brist på forskning” External link.. Svenska Dagbladet (11-nov).
- Rostami, A. & Sarnecki, J. (2023). Polisen måste börja jaga kriminella i stället för pinnar External link.. Dagens Nyheter (15-dec).
- Rostami, A. & Erfelt, F. (2023). ”Ta hjälp av företagen i kampen mot brott” External link.. Svenska Dagbladet (05-nov).
- Rostami, A. (2022). ”Kriminella dränerar våra välfärdssystem” External link.. Svenska Dagbladet (15-jun).
- Rostami, A. & Sarnecki, J. (2022). ”Skjutningar får inte överskugga all brottslighet” External link.. Svenska Dagbladet (13-mar).
Publications on Organised Crime and Violent Extremism
- Forkby, T., Alstam, K., Gunnarsson, C., Rostami, A., Sarnecki, J. & Wahlgren, P. (2023). Problemlösningarnas eviga nu : Om trygghetsfrämjande och brottspreventiva partnerskap External link.. Lund: Studentlitteratur AB. 338 s.
- Mondani, H., Askanius, T. & Rostami, A. (2023). Country Chapter: Sweden. Transnational linkages between violent right-wing extremism, terrorism and organized crime. Berlin
- Rostami, A. & Sarnecki, J. (red.) (2022). Det svenska tillståndet : En antologi om brottsutvecklingen i Sverige. External link. Malmö: Studentlitteratur AB. 472 s.
- Mondani, H. & Rostami, A. (2023). Criminal nomads: The role of multiple memberships in the criminal collaboration network between Hells Angels MC and Bandidos MC External link.. The Criminology of Carlo Morselli - Part II. Routledge.
- Rostami, A. (2023). Organiserad brottslighet, våldsbejakande extremism och polisiärt arbete External link.. Religion, migration och polisiärt arbete. Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
- Rostami, A. & Sarnecki, J. (2022). Det svenska tillståndet: Summering och analys External link.. Det svenska tillståndet : en antologi om brottsutvecklingen i Sverige. Malmö: Studentlitteratur AB.
- Rostami, A. (2022). Kriminalpolitik : Berättelsen om det svenska tillståndet External link.. Snabbtänkt : Reflektioner från valet 2022 av ledande forskare. Sundsvall: Demicom, Mittuniversitetet. S. 25-.
- Rostami, A. (2022). Stockholm 2040 : En sammanhållen region mot organiserad brottslighet och utan utsatta områden External link.. Stockholm 2040 : 11 berättelser om liv, arbete, kultur och ekonomi i framtidens stad. Stockholm: Volante.
Debate Articles on Gender-Based Violence
- Kjellberg, J. & Skoog Waller, S. (2023). Det behövs åtgärder för att motverka eftervåld External link.
Publications on Gender-Based Violence
- Kusterer, H. L., Skoog Waller, S., & Jordal, M. (2023). Samverkan och arbetssätt för att motverka kvinnlig könsstympning: Följeforskning av ett lokalt utvecklingsprojekt. External link.
- Skoog Waller, S. (2022). Utan mig är du helt ensam: kvinnors levda erfarenheter av omgivningens och samhällets ensamgörande i spåren av mäns våld och eftervåld. External link. Högskolan i Gävle.
- Skoog Waller, S., Kusterer, H. L., Halin, N., & Trygged, S. (2021). Våldsprevention genom Huskurage: Utvärdering och följeforskning av en förebyggande insats i Gävle kommun External link. 2020. Gävle University Press.
Media
- SR: Kriminolog om gängsplittringar: ”Mer regel än undantag” External link.
- SR: Lågkonjukturen försvårar för våldutsatta kvinnor External link.
- SR: Allvarligt och ovärdigt - två månaders väntan för kvinnor som anmält våldtäkt External link.
- SVT: Ny rapport: Så ska gängbrottsligheten förebyggas External link.
- SVT: NCK kritiska: ”Allvarligt, ovärdigt och rättsosäkert” External link.
Programme Officers
Contact Amir Rostami if you have any questions about the research programme or read more about his research and see his publications in the researcher presentation.
Please contact Sara Skoog Waller if you have any questions about the research programme or read more about her research and see her publications in the research presentation.
Börje Leidhammar
Adjunct professor of Tax law, Law/Legal Science
Contact Börje Leidhammar if you have questions about the research programmes or read more about his research and see his publications in the research presentation.
Seminar: Business - The Criminal Networks' Golden Calf
A seminar organised by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce on January 16, 2024. The report "Criminal Entrepreneurs - A Study of Organised Crime’s Connections to Business" was released at the seminar. Participants included Amir Rostami, co-author of the report.
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