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Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology
Distributed world-wide excluding Scandinavia by Oxford University Press
"Though generally seen as an oasis of peace and stability, Scandinavia has a long and well documented history of criminal violence. In the present study a number of prominent criminologists describe and analyze this phenomenon from a range of perspectives, drawing on material from Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway." "Due to unusually good demographic book-keeping, the path of Finnish violence can be traced from the sixteenth century to the present day. Similarly, the striking stability of the Swedish homicide rate can be studied for a period of more than 200 years. Furthermore, the book includes studies of the connection between alcohol and violence; victimization surveys and how they should be interpreted; and finally a presentation of the philosophical and existential issues facing a murderer in the solitude of his cell."--BOOK JACKET.
Juvenile delinquency in Sweden / Jerzy Sarnecki -- Decline in child and youth criminality / Britta Kyrsgaard -- Reaction to crimes committed by young people / Jerzy Sarnecki -- Community mediation centers on the right track or side-tracked / Sturla Falck -- Juvenile contracting in Denmark / Jorn Vestergard -- Welfare for girls, justice for boys? / Tarja Poso -- Youth and justics / Martti Gronfors, Ari Hirvonen and Sari Vesikansa -- Social adjustment and societal views / Jerzy Sarnecki.
Scandinavian studies in criminology ; v. 12