The Stockholm Prize in Criminology
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.
Winners of the 2026 Stockholm Prize in Criminology
Charis E. Kubrin (USA) and Mark W. Lipsey (USA) have been awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology 2026. The international jury’s motivation for Charis E. Kubrin and Mark W. Lipsey receiving the award is that they have shown, through their own research and systematic reviews of relevant research, that immigration does not generally drive societies towards higher crime rates and that rehabilitation programs can work and reduce crime among convicted offenders.
The Stockholm Prize in Criminology Award Ceremony will take place on the evening of June 9 at Stockholm City Hall in conjunction with the Stockholm Criminology Symposium, June 8-10, 2026.
Read more about the Prize winners here (Stockholm University's website)
The 2026 Prize winners Mark W. Lipsey & Charis E. Kubrin. Photo: Joe Howell & Kevork Abazajian
About the prize
The objectives of The Stockholm Prize in Criminology are to promote the development of:
- improved knowledge on causes of crime on an individual and structural level
- more effective and humane public policies for dealing with criminal offenders
- greater knowledge of alternative crime prevention strategies inside and outside the judicial system
- policies for helping the victims of crime
- better ways to reduce the global problem of illegal or abusive practices that may occur in the administration of justice.
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.
Read more about the prize here (The Stockholm Prize in Criminology's website)
About the jury
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.