STOCKHOLM June 9–11, 2025
The Stockholm Criminology Symposium
Symposium program 2025
This year’s program features around 180 speakers who will present their research and share their experiences in nearly 60 sessions. Do not miss the chance to listen to the prizewinners’ lecture with the 2025 winners of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, Frances Crook (Formerly CEO of the Howard League for Penal Reform and co-convenor of the Commission on Political Power, UK) and Bryan Stevenson (Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, USA).
Read the full program here
The Jerry Lee lecture 2025
The first Stockholm Prize in Criminology was awarded in 2006 to John Braithwaite and Friedrich Lösel. In total, the prize has been awarded to 31 prominent researchers and 3 practitioners who have, with great skill and success, applied criminological research in their policy work. During this year's Jerry Lee lecture, Lawrence Sherman and Jerzy Sarnecki, co-chairs of the jury of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, will present some conclusions that can be drawn from the work of the 34 laureates, followed by a discussion about the future of the prize.
Winners of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology 2025
Frances Crook (Formerly CEO of the Howard League for Penal Reform and co-convenor of the Commission on Political Power, UK) and Bryan Stevenson (Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, USA) have been awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology 2025.
Read more about the prize winners
H.M. Queen Silvia to present the 2025 Stockholm Prize in Criminology
We are proud to announce that H.M. Queen Silvia will present the 2025 Stockholm Prize in Criminology in a ceremony at Stockholm City Hall on June 10. The ceremony will be followed by a gala dinner.
Tickets to the prize award ceremony and dinner are available here
The Stockholm Criminology Symposium is an annual event which attracts some 500 attendees from all over the world.
The Symposium is organized by the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) on behalf of the Swedish government.
During its nineteenth year long existence the Symposium has become a true meeting point for researchers, policy-makers and practitioners who want to learn from the latest research findings of importance for crime policy.
Cutting edge research, provocative policy discussions, and international scholars, the Stockholm Criminology Symposium has always been a superb meeting, capped by the magical awards ceremony and dinner at Stockholm City Hall.
The Stockholm Criminology Symposium is one of the most important and stimulating international criminology meetings of the year. All criminologists should be encouraged to come to the beautiful city of Stockholm for this inspiring meeting.
Stockholm Prize in
Criminology
The Prize Award Ceremony
The Symposium Venue
The Stockholm Criminology Symposium is held at Münchenbryggeriet, one of the most characteristic elements in the skyline of Stockholm and with views over the beautiful Stockholm City Hall.
