• Conducting critical research on powerful organisations: Challenges for research independence 

      Holgersson, Stefan; Wieslander, Malin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Independence and integrity in research are prerequisites for objective and ethically responsible research. At the same time, image promotion plays a significant role in many contemporary organisations, and this might ...
    • How acts become hate crime: The police's documenting of criminal cases 

      Solhjell, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This article presents findings from a qualitative study of criminal cases labelled hate crime in Norway. The author asks what kind of knowledge is being produced through the criminal cases and what does it say about policing? ...
    • On Academic Freedom for Police Researchers 

      Holmboe, Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Few would contest the value of academic freedom, i.e. the principle that researchers are free to ask critical questions and publish their findings without interference from the authorities. In practice, difficult questions ...
    • Organisert kriminalitet: en kunnskapsstatus 

      Larsson, Paul; Korsell, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Much of our knowledge about organized crime is based on data from official sources. The police, courts and public officials are central contributors of information used in the media discourse and in research on organized ...