Jerzy Sarnecki
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Jerzy Sarnecki is a professor
in criminology
at Stockholm University
, Sweden
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Sarnecki was born to Jewish parents in Warsaw
, Poland
. He is a trained surveyor
in Poland and came to Sweden together with his family in 1968, following the 1968 antisemitic purges. He earned a Ph.D.
in sociology
at Stockholm University in 1978. During his studies he also worked part-time at several youth recreation centres in Stockholm. From 1977 to 1986 worked as a researcher at the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention, where he focused on juvenile delinquency
. He was Head of Division at the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention from 1986 to 1993, when he became a professor in criminology at the Department of Criminology at Stockholm University. He was head of the Department of Criminology from 1993 to 1998, and again from 2001 to 2003. Sarnecki has also served as a member of the Scientific Commission of the International Society of Criminology from 2000 to 2005, and as vice-president of the Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology from 2001 to 2003. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Criminology since 2005, and president of the Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology since 2004.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in criminology
Criminology
Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
at Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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Sarnecki was born to Jewish parents in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. He is a trained surveyor
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
in Poland and came to Sweden together with his family in 1968, following the 1968 antisemitic purges. He earned a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at Stockholm University in 1978. During his studies he also worked part-time at several youth recreation centres in Stockholm. From 1977 to 1986 worked as a researcher at the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention, where he focused on juvenile delinquency
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile delinquency is participation in illegal behavior by minors who fall under a statutory age limit. Most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles, such as juvenile detention centers. There are a multitude of different theories on the causes of crime, most if not...
. He was Head of Division at the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention from 1986 to 1993, when he became a professor in criminology at the Department of Criminology at Stockholm University. He was head of the Department of Criminology from 1993 to 1998, and again from 2001 to 2003. Sarnecki has also served as a member of the Scientific Commission of the International Society of Criminology from 2000 to 2005, and as vice-president of the Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology from 2001 to 2003. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Criminology since 2005, and president of the Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology since 2004.