Policing and Society Conference

Wednesday before lunch 

9:00-9:10

OPENING: Margrét Valdimarsdóttir, Háskóli Íslands (N101)

9:10-9:50

FIRST KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Trends in youth violence in the Nordic countries: What do we know and should we be worried? Lars Roar Frøyland, Osló Metropolitan háskólinn (N101)

10:00-10:25

• Violent victimization among youth in Iceland: The role of immigrant background – Margrét Valdimarsdóttir (N101)
• Áfallastjórnun stjórnvalda í COVID-19 faraldrinum – Guðný Björk Eydal og Eva Dögg Sigurðardóttir, Háskóli Íslands (M101)
• The Potential to Become a Good Police Officer – Development of a Competency Framework for the Norwegian Police University College – Sarah Abraham, Norski lögregluháskólinn (stofa M102)
• Ofbeldishugtakið – Hrannar Már Hafberg, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M201)

10:25-10:50

• Testing the effectiveness of non uniformed street outreach youth workers, to prevent youth violence by hot spot patrolling: A randomised controlled trial in Leicester England – Simon Rose, Mark Brennan og Chris Maguire, Cambridge háskóli (N101)
• Þróun ofbeldisbrota, höfðu aðgerðir stjórnvalda í tengslum við COVID-19 áhrif á tíðni? – Rannveig Þórisdóttir, Ríkislögreglustjóri og Háskóli Íslands (M101)
• The academization of the Swedish police training program – Hampus Hörberg, Linnaeus háskóli í Växjö (M102)
• Hver gerir hverjum hvað? Kyn, tegundir og birtingarmyndir ofbeldis í nánum samböndum – Freydís Jóna Freysteinsdóttir, Háskóli Íslands og Helga Katrín Hjartardóttir, Barnavernd Ísafjarðarbæjar (M201)

11:00-11:25

• School Resource Officers and Sworn Law Enforcement Officers: Confronting Violence in the North American School Systems – Maria Haberfeld, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY og Michael D. Alston, The Graduate Center, CUNY (N101)
• Vitundarvakning og ofbeldi á tímum COVID-19, aðgerðir lögreglu og neyðarlínu – Eygló Harðardóttir, Ríkislögreglustjóri (M101)
• Police Education Reform in Iceland: Examining the Legitimating Principles, Contradictions, and Tensions in Policy Discourse – Ólafur Örn Bragason, Ríkislögreglusjóri, Háskólinn á Akureyri og Háskóli Íslands (M102)
• Hvernig getur réttarvörslukerfið bætt stöðu þolenda ofbeldis í nánum samböndum – Júlí Ósk Antonsdóttir, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M201)

11:25-11:50

• Challenging and Demanding Work: A Study into Stress in the Police – Lillis Rabbing, Norski lögregluskólinn, Bjørn Lau, Knut Inge Fostervold, Osló háskóli og Brita Bjørkelo, Norski lögregluháskólinn (N101)
• Ofbeldi og ungmenni – viðbrögð lögreglu – Þóra Jónasdóttir, Elín Agnes Kristínardóttir og Unnar Þór Bjarnason, Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu (M101)
• Academic Pioneers in the Swedish Police: Narratives of phantom pain, organizational pollution and social closure – Magnus Persson og Cecilia Jonsson, Linnaeus háskóli í Växjö (M102)
• Manndráp í nánum samböndum 1970-2021 – Guðbjörg S. Bergsdóttir, Ríkislögreglustjóri og Jónas Orri Jónasson, Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu (M201)

12:00-12:45

SECOND KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Violence Turned Inward: Suicide among Police – John Violanti, Buffalo háskóli (N101)

40 minute lunch break – Kaffi Borg is opne on the second floor of the university.

Wednesday after lunch

13:25-13:50

• The Police – a profession to care for – Anna Hafsteinsson Österberg, Anna Melin, Daniel Bjärsholm, Arne Rosendahl Hansen, Olof Hansson, Emilia Martinsson, Linneaus háskóli, Jenny Vikman, Alexander Jansson og Sandra Krugly, Malmö háskóli (N101)
• Börn sem brotaþolar og barnvænleg réttargæsla – Hafdís Una Guðnýjardóttir, Umboðsmaður barna (M101)
• Investigating the Effect of Implicit Bias in Policing – Antja Joel, De Montfort háskóli (M102)
• Kynferðisofeldi – Svala Ísfeld Ólafsdóttir, Háskólinn í Reykjavík (M201)

13:50-14:15

• Norwegian police withholding fire, why? – Steinar Vee Henriksen, Norski lögregluháskólinn, Bjørn Barland, Norski lögregluháskólinn og Bjørn Ivar Kruke, Stavanger háskóli (N101)
• Ofbeldisforvarnir meðal barna og ungmenna – Alfa Dröfn Jóhannsdóttir, Samband íslenskra sveitarfélaga (M101)
• ‘We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re not gonna let them pinkwash!’ Queer ambivalence towards uniformed police contingents in Pride parades – Henning Kaiser Klatran, Norski lögregluháskólinn (M102)
• Hversu algengt er að þolendur kynferðisofbeldis segi lögreglu frá? – Rannveig Sigurvinsdóttir, Erla K. Jónsdóttir, Karen Birna Þorvaldsdóttir og Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir, Háskólinn í Reykjavík (M201)

14:30-14:55

• Myths of non-routinely armed policing – Ross Hendy, Monash háskóli (N101)
• Hvenær þarf lögregla að beita valdi? – Jónas Orri Jónasson, Tara Sif Khan, Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu og Rannveig Þórisdóttir, Ríkislögreglustjóri og Háskóli Íslands (M101)
• Hate crimes in Finland – Jenita Rauta og Marko Juutinen, Finnski lögregluháskólinn (M102)
• Sálræn fyrsta hjálp fyrir gerendur kynferðisbrota – Agnes Björk Blöndal, Lögreglan á Norðurlandi eystra (M201)

14:55-15:20

• Citizens’ perceptions of the police using conducted energy weapons: A comparison between Sweden and Norway – Isabelle Stjerna Doohan og Jonas Hansson, Umeå háskóli (N101)
• Hvenær verður maður hættulegur? Mikilvægi upplýsingamiðaðrar nálgunar við mat á ofbeldishegðun einstaklinga – Sædís Jana Jónsdóttir, Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu (M101)
• Policing the Miners – Protectors, Oppressors or Tools of Oppression – Callum MacKechnie, Sarah Harris, Princess Marshall og Rachel Rouncefield, De Montfort háskóli (M102)
• Eftirfylgnisamtöl við sakborninga í kynferðisbrotamálum – Ási Þórðarson, Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu (M201)

15:35-16:00

• Standing Out or Standing Down: Police Militarization in the Absence of Official Standing Armies – Amanda Lanigan, Uppsala háskóli (N101)
• Eitt prósent vélhjólasamtökin: Hvers vegna vilja ungir karlar ganga í samtök af þessu tagi? – Helgi Gunnlaugsson, Háskóli Íslands (M101)
• Rebuilding Trust and Rebalancing the Power Dynamic - Rachel Rouncefield og Bolatito Akinrolabu, De Montfort háskóli (M102)
• Ofbeldisgáttin á 112.is – Magga Dóra Ragnarsdóttir og Jana María Guðmundsdóttir, Neyðarlínan (M201)

Happy Hour from 16:30-19:00 at the Berjaya Hotel

Conference Dinner at 19:00 at Aurora Restaurant at the Berjaya Hotel

Thursday

9:00-9:25

• Detaining individuals with mental health difficulties in police cells as a last resource place of safety: Iceland – Rannveig Íva Aspardóttir, Cygnet healthcare og Georgina Mathlin, Queen Mary háskólinn í London (N101)
• Rannsóknar ofbeldisbrota lögreglunnar á höfuðborgarsvæðinu: Verkefni, áskoranir og innleiðing gagnreyndra aðferða – Eiríkur Valberg, Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu (M101)
• The Nordic Victim Lawyer Construct: Developments and Tensions – Hildur Fjóla Antonsdóttir, Háskólinn á Akureyri og Solveig Laugerud, Osló háskóli (M102)
• Andlegt ofbeldi – Páley Borgþórsdóttir, Lögreglan á Norðurlandi eystra (M201)

9:25-9:50

• Male and female prisoners‘ lifetime experiences of violence and the prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms – Katja Koskialho, Katariina Keinonen, Raimo Lappalainen, Jyvaskyla háskóli og Mika Rautanen, National National Institute for Health and Welfare (N101)
• Ofbeldi ungmenna: Sekt eða sakleysi fjölmiðlaefnis? – Guðbjörg Hildur Kolbeins, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M101)
• Normalization of accident violence – Katerina Nedbalkova, Masaryk háskóli (M102)
• Valdaójafnvægi áhættuþáttur kynferðislegrar áreitni: Reynsla íslenskra íþróttakvenna – Anna Soffía Víkingsdóttir og Jón Gunnar Bernburg, Háskóli Íslands (M201)

10:05-10:30

• Investigative police officers’ strategies to facilitate communication among crime victims of domestic violence and the challenges and opportunities of applying these – Josefina Jarl, Jenny-Ann Brodin Danell og Jonas Hansson, Umeå háskóli (N101)
• „Ég lendi í þessu vinnu minnar vegna.“ Upplifun kennara af ofbeldi af hálfu nemenda í starfi – Berglind Jóna Þorláksdóttir, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M101)
• Humour in the face of Cruelty: Insights from (and for) Police Studies – Giorgio Baruchello, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M102)
• Kynferðisleg áreitni innan lögreglunnar fyrir og eftir Metoo – Finnborg S. Steinþórsdóttir og Gyða M. Pétursdóttir, Háskóli Íslands (M201)

10:30-10:55

• Domestic abuse - under-detected and still difficult to handle for first line responders: New insights from EU research – Joachim Kersten, Þýski lögregluháskólinn (N101)
• Ofbeldi gegn börnum á Íslandi: sögulegt yfirlit og staðan í dag – Geir Gunnlaugsson og Jónína Einarsdóttir, Háskóli Íslands (M101)
• Cyber Violence, An Experiential Liturgical Investigation using Digital Forensics and Criminalistics Frameworks – A Clinical Case Study – Larry Leibrock, Ríkisháskóli Idaho og Fulbright sérfræðingur á sviði netöryggismála (M102)
• Valdstjórnarbrot – Páley Borgþórsdóttir, Lögreglan á Norðurlandi eystra (M201)

11:10-11:35

• Trauma-informed approaches in police custody: a qualitative case study – Karen Goodall og Zara Brodie, Edinborgarháskóli (N101)
• Börn send í sveit: húsráðendur, erfið reynsla og ofbeldi – Jónína Einarsdóttir og Geir Gunnlaugsson, Háskóli Íslands (M101)
• Elements of Cybersecurity Training for Law Enforcement: What works and what doesn’t – Cheryl Purdy, Cumberlands háskóli, Louisville háskóli og Fulbright sérfræðingur á sviði netöryggismála (M102)
• Kvenlögreglan 1920 – 1960 – Eyrún Eyþórsdóttir, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M201)

11:35-12:00

• What is the problem represented to be in the Swedish police authority? – Josefina Jarl og Jenny-Ann Brodin Danell, Umeå háskóli (N101)
• Forvirkar rannsóknarheimildir lögreglu: Staða Íslands og norrænn samanburður – Arnhildur Guðrún Eyþórsdóttir, Háskóli Íslands (M101)
• Sex Offenders Public Register of the Republic of Poland: Problems That Require Solutions – Georgii Sibirtsev, Gdańsk háskóli (M102)
• Upplifun albanskra innflytjenda af afskiptum lögreglu – Bryndís Jónsdóttir, Háskóli Íslands (M201)

12:00-12:25

• Situation Awareness in Tactical Police Interventions – Jonas Hansson og Erik A. M. Borglund, Umeå háskóli (N101)
• Ofbeldisákvæði hegningarlaga og dómaframkvæmd – Skil milli ákvæða og kröfur verknaðarlýsinga – Hrannar Már Hafberg, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M101)
• Students‘ Misconceptions in an Introductory Police Psychology Course – Ólafur Örn Bragason, Ríkislögreglustjóri, Háskólinn á Akureyri og Háskóli Íslands (M102)
• Police Violence in Uganda – Flavia Nabatanzi, Kampala háskóli (stofa M201)

12:30-12:35

FINAL WORD: Guðmundur Oddsson, Háskólinn á Akureyri (N101)

John M. Violanti, PhD

John M. Violanti is an internationally recognized expert on law enforcement suicide. He is presently a full research professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, N.Y. He is a police veteran, serving with the New York State Police for 23 years as a trooper, the State Police bureau of criminal investigation, and later as a coordinator for State Police psychological assistance program (EAP). Dr. Violanti has written and edited twenty books and 150 peer-reviewed articles on police stress and trauma, concentrating on associations with law enforcement suicide. He has presented nationally and internationally on law enforcement suicide to numerous police departments and organizations and continues to conduct several research projects on suicide.

Lars Roar Frøyland, PhD

Lars Roar Frøyland is a youth researcher associated to The Domestic Violence Research Programme at Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. He mainly does quantitative research on topics such as violence and abuse, crime and deviancy, and substance use. His latest publications cover physical and digital sexual victimization in youth, sexual harassment in sports, and youth physical fighting. Frøyland holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Oslo with a dissertation on trends in youth violence.