Thank you for attending the 7^th NORDIC POLICE RESEARCH SEMINAR


September 19-21, 2018 in Umeå, Sweden
Umeå University.

The 2018 Nordic Police Research Conference will bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of police science. We look forward to participation from a broad range of disciplines within police science such as policy, education, profession, health issues, and many other related areas. A number of keynote speakers will present theoretical and practice oriented findings from their research projects.

On day one, we are pleased to welcome Professor Nick Fyfe from The University of Dundee, Scotland, who will speak about police reform, research, and the uses of expert knowledge. On day two, Commissioner Gunnar Appelgren, Stockholm Police Region; Ingvar Nilsson, National Economist; and, Associate Professor Malin Eriksson, Umeå University - all from Sweden - will give us different perspectives on Initiatie Mareld, a crime intervention programme. First, Ingvar will focus on violence in the community from a social and economic point of view, then Gunnar will provide an overview of the Case of Mareld. Lastly, Malin will describe how Mareld is a way of strengthening social capital in local areas. On day three, Vesa Muttilainen from the Police University College in Tampere, Finland will give us more insight in strategic analysis of the police's operating environment.