Icelandic criminology: An overview of Icelandic research on crimes and other deviations
This article reviews recent research on crime and deviance in Iceland We begin by comparing crime rates in Iceland to crime in other countries Iceland has one of the lowest homicide rates in the world According to official data, rates of other types of crimes are, however, relatively high in Iceland...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3858 2023-11-12T04:18:56+01:00 Icelandic criminology: An overview of Icelandic research on crimes and other deviations Íslensk afbrotafræði: Yfirlit íslenskra rannsókna á afbrotum og öðrum frávikum Valdimarsdóttir, Margrét Bernburg, Jón Gunnar 2023-10-20 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3858 isl ice School of Social Sciences https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3858/2434 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3858 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 The Icelandic Society; Vol. 8 No. 2 (2017): Special issue on Icelandic sociology on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Icelandic Association of Sociologists; 123-138 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 8 Nr. 2 (2017): Sérhefti um íslenska félagsfræði í tilefni af 20 ára afmæli Félagsfræðingafélags Íslands; 123-138 Afbrot frávik rannsóknir á afbrotum á Íslandi afbrotafræði Crime deviance research on crime in Iceland criminology info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Ritrýnd grein 2023 fticelandunivojs 2023-10-25T22:54:52Z This article reviews recent research on crime and deviance in Iceland We begin by comparing crime rates in Iceland to crime in other countries Iceland has one of the lowest homicide rates in the world According to official data, rates of other types of crimes are, however, relatively high in Iceland There has been substantial increase in criminology research in Iceland in recent years, particularly research on the contextual effects of neighborhood characteristics on adolescent behavior and overall well-being There has also been extensive focus on examining public attitudes towards crime and punishment The article also reviews new directions in research on crime in Iceland. Í þessari grein fjöllum við um íslenskar rannsóknir á afbrotum og öðrum frávikum Greinin byrjar á því að skoða afbrot á Íslandi í alþjóðlegum samanburði Á heimsvísu er tíðni manndrápa einna lægst á Íslandi en minni munur er á Íslandi og öðrum löndum þegar aðrar tegundir brota eru skoðaðar Á undanförnum árum hefur íslenskum rannsóknum á afbrotum fjölgað töluvert, sérstaklega rannsóknum á annars vegar áhrifum nærsamfélagsins á fráviks- og afbrotahegðun ungs fólk og hins vegar rannsóknum á viðhorfum almennings til refsinga Í greininni skoðum við jafnframt nýjar áherslur í rannsóknum á afbrotum á Íslandi. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals |
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Afbrot frávik rannsóknir á afbrotum á Íslandi afbrotafræði Crime deviance research on crime in Iceland criminology |
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Afbrot frávik rannsóknir á afbrotum á Íslandi afbrotafræði Crime deviance research on crime in Iceland criminology Valdimarsdóttir, Margrét Bernburg, Jón Gunnar Icelandic criminology: An overview of Icelandic research on crimes and other deviations |
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Afbrot frávik rannsóknir á afbrotum á Íslandi afbrotafræði Crime deviance research on crime in Iceland criminology |
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This article reviews recent research on crime and deviance in Iceland We begin by comparing crime rates in Iceland to crime in other countries Iceland has one of the lowest homicide rates in the world According to official data, rates of other types of crimes are, however, relatively high in Iceland There has been substantial increase in criminology research in Iceland in recent years, particularly research on the contextual effects of neighborhood characteristics on adolescent behavior and overall well-being There has also been extensive focus on examining public attitudes towards crime and punishment The article also reviews new directions in research on crime in Iceland. Í þessari grein fjöllum við um íslenskar rannsóknir á afbrotum og öðrum frávikum Greinin byrjar á því að skoða afbrot á Íslandi í alþjóðlegum samanburði Á heimsvísu er tíðni manndrápa einna lægst á Íslandi en minni munur er á Íslandi og öðrum löndum þegar aðrar tegundir brota eru skoðaðar Á undanförnum árum hefur íslenskum rannsóknum á afbrotum fjölgað töluvert, sérstaklega rannsóknum á annars vegar áhrifum nærsamfélagsins á fráviks- og afbrotahegðun ungs fólk og hins vegar rannsóknum á viðhorfum almennings til refsinga Í greininni skoðum við jafnframt nýjar áherslur í rannsóknum á afbrotum á Íslandi. |
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Icelandic criminology: An overview of Icelandic research on crimes and other deviations |
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Icelandic criminology: An overview of Icelandic research on crimes and other deviations |
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Icelandic criminology: An overview of Icelandic research on crimes and other deviations |
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Icelandic criminology: An overview of Icelandic research on crimes and other deviations |
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Icelandic criminology: An overview of Icelandic research on crimes and other deviations |
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icelandic criminology: an overview of icelandic research on crimes and other deviations |
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The Icelandic Society; Vol. 8 No. 2 (2017): Special issue on Icelandic sociology on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Icelandic Association of Sociologists; 123-138 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 8 Nr. 2 (2017): Sérhefti um íslenska félagsfræði í tilefni af 20 ára afmæli Félagsfræðingafélags Íslands; 123-138 |
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