The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is an international prize in the field of criminology. The prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the application of research results by practitioners for the reduction of crime and the advancement of human rights.
Frances Crook, UK and Bryan Stevenson, USA have been awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology 2025. The international jury's motivation for Frances Crook and Bryan Stevenson receiving the award is that they based on applied knowledge from criminology have succeeded in reducing the occurrence of disproportionate punishment, in the UK and in the USA. The prize is presented in the Stockholm City Hall on June 10, in conjunction with the Stockholm Criminology Symposium, which takes place on June 9-11.
Learn more about the winners (Stockholm University press release)
The objectives of The Stockholm Prize in Criminology are to promote the development of:
The prize is awarded to one recipient annually, with the possibility of being shared between co-recipients. The prize amounts to at least SEK 1,000,000. An independent international jury selects and appoints the prize recipient(s) from the nominations submitted.
The jury consists of distinguished criminologists and practitioners of criminology, such as internationally recognized scholars, law enforcement officials and former prize recipients.
To read more about the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, the prize winners, the jury, the board of the foundation and donors, please visit Stockholm University's website.