Christoffer Carlsson (writer)
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Christoffer Carlsson | |
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 Carlsson (2013) | |
| Born | 28 August 1986 Halmstad, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable works | Halland Suite |
| Notable awards | Best Swedish Crime Novel Award (2013, 2023) Glass Key award (2024) |
Christoffer Carlsson (born August 28, 1986, in Halmstad) is a Swedish criminologist and writer, best known for the crime novels about Leo Junker (2013–2017) and the ongoing Halland Suite (Hallandsviten).
Christoffer Carlsson was born and raised near Lake Toftasjön, Marbäck, ten miles outside Halmstad. He moved to Stockholm in 2005 to study criminology at Stockholm University and got a PhD in criminology in the spring of 2014. He is active at the Institute for Futures Studies[1] and the department of criminology at Stockholm University, where he is associate professor/reader.[2]
In 2019, he received Stockholm University's Award for Good Teaching (Årets lärare)[3] a prize that since 1992 can be given to teachers who "promote students' learning through outstanding pedagogical efforts, recognized interest and commitment to the development of teaching, and recognized teaching skills".
His thesis, Continuities and Changes in Criminal Careers, addresses the question of why people stop committing crimes. In 2012 he received The European Society of Criminology Young Criminologist Award[4] for the article Using ‘Turning Points’ to Understand Processes of Change in Offending: Notes from a Swedish Study on Life Courses and Crime, published in the British Journal of Criminology.[5]
Carlsson appears relatively regularly in the Swedish media, in debates about crime and punishment. In the spring of 2016, Carlsson wrote a research report on exit processes from violent extremism, published by the Institute for Futures Studies.[6]