Policing and Society Conference

Wednesday, October 1st before noon

8:15-

Registration and conference materials. Students at the University of Akureyri do not need to register.

9:00

OPENING: Eyrún Eyþórsdóttir, Háskólinn á Akureyri (N101)

9:10 - 9:50

FIRST KEYNOTE: What I talk about when I talk about de-escalation – Mikael Emsing, Södertörn háskóli og Umeå háskóli (N101)

10:00-10:25

• De-escalation in the context of stability policing operations - Monica den Boer, Varnarmálaakademía Hollands og Leiden háskóli (N101)
• Hvað finnst íslenskum löggum um spennulækkun? Óþarfi eða nauðsyn? – Ólafur Örn Bragason, Mennta- og starfsþróunarsetur lögreglu, Háskólinn á Akureyri og Háskóli Íslands (M101)
• Hate Speech Legislation in Iceland: Legal Developments and Parliamentary Discourse - Eyrún Eyþórsdóttir og Hildur Fjóla Antonsdóttir, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M102)
• Reynsla lögreglumanna á Íslandi af vinnu með fólki með geðrænar áskoranir - Díana Hilmarsdóttir, Geðræktarmiðstöð Suðurnesja (N102)

10:25-10:50

• From Confession-Based Policing to Evidence-Based Interviewing: Person-Centric Methods as a Strategic Shift to De-escalation – Clint Oellermann og Philip Steenkamp, Norðvesturháskóli (N101)
• Spennulækkun — sýn stjórnanda innan réttarvörslunnar - Birgir Jónasson, Fangelsismálastofnun og Háskólinn á Akureyri (M101)
• Policy Change as De-escalation? Law Enforcement Responses to New Research on the Harms of Drug Criminalization in the United States - Jennifer J. Carroll, Ríkisháskóli Norður Karólínu (M102)
• Ofbeldi barna í garð foreldra – Sædís Jana Jónsdóttir, Tara Sif Khan og Jónas Orri Jónasson, Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu (N102)

11:00-11:25

• Through the Eye of the Beholder: Emotion Regulation and De-Escalation in Police Citizen Confrontations - Paula Frehe og Andrea Fischbach, Þýski lögregluháskólinn í Münster (N101)
• Leiðir til að bæta ákvarðanatöku, streitustjórnun og frammistöðu undir álagi – Hjörtur Hjartarson, Lögreglan á Suðurnesjum (M101)
• Perceptions and attitudes toward police among justiceinvolved youths‘ parents: a scoping review - Malin Chato Rasoal og Tony Mickelsson Blomqvist, Södertörn háskóli (M102)
• Kynferðisleg áreitni innan lögreglunnar: eru öll jafn útsett? - Finnborg S. Steinþórsdóttir og Gyða M. Pétursdóttir, Háskóli Íslands (N102)

11:25-11:50

• Eyes on the Street, Stability in the Encounter? Exploring the De-Escalation Value of CCTV in Public Policing – Andrew Paul Hill, Háskólinn á Akureyri og Guðrún Helga Guðbjartsdóttir, Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu (N101)
• Andlegur undirbúningur og spennulækkandi aðferðir: Tvær hliðar á sama peningnum? – Sverrir Guðfinnsson, Mennta- og starfsþróunarsetur lögreglu og Ólafur Örn Bragason, Mennta- og starfsþróunarsetur lögreglu, Háskólinn á Akureyri og Háskóli Íslands (M101)
• Immigrant Background and Youth Crime: A Comparative Study of Finland, Iceland, and Sweden – Margrét Valdimarsdóttir, Háskóli Íslands (M102)
• Stigveldi og slúðurmenning innan lögreglunnar: Að festa í sessi menningu ómöguleikans í kringum kynferðislega áreitni – Laufey Axelsdóttir, Finnborg S. Steinþórsdóttir og Gyða M. Pétursdóttir, Háskóli Íslands (N102)

12:00-12:45

SECOND KEYNOTE: From Stress Management to Situational Awareness: The Foundation of De-escalation in Policing – Juha-Matti Huhta, Finnski lögregluháskólinn (N101)

12:45-13:30

LUNCH: Kaffi Borg is open on the second floor at the university

Wednesday, October 1st after noon

13:30-13:55

• De-escalation from Within: A Real-Time, Trauma-Informed Auditing System for Workplace Sexual Assault and Harassment within the Police – Ashley Perry og Matt Fossey, Anglia Ruskin háskóli (N101)
• Spennulækkun í fangelsi – Gunnar Pall Júlíusson og Brynjar Örn Rúnarsson, Fangelsismálastofnun (M101)
• None can give you so much that new technology promises: A critical study of Body-Worn Cameras in policing and justice – Paweł Waszkiewicz, Háskólinn í Varsjá (M102)
• Incels, upplýsingaóreiða og eitruð karlmennska – Gréta Bergrún Jóhannesdóttir, Háskólinn á Bifröst (N102)

13:55-14:20

• Exploring gendered differences of autistic people during arrest and custody – Laura Naegler og Gabe Mythen, Liverpool háskóli (N101)
• Hverjir beita lögreglumenn ofbeldi og í hvaða aðstæðum? – Birna Friðfinnsdóttir og Birta Júlíusdóttir, Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu (M101)
• Bridging the theory-practice gap in police studies: A European collaboration –Stephanos Anastasiadis, Lögregluskólinn í Neðra-Saxlandi, Suzanne Bancel, Norski lögregluskólinn, Annett Bugge, Norski lögreglusháskólinn, Mikael Emsing, Södertörn háskóli og Háskólinn í Umeå, Jasper Erkens, Hollenski lögregluskólinn, Eyrún Eyþórsdóttir, Háskólinn á Akureyri, Tineke Krol, Hollenski lögregluskólinn, Trond Kyrre Simensen, Norski lögregluháskólinn, Conny Tärnklev, Háskólinn í Umeå og Joshua Phelps, Norski lögregluháskólinn (M102)
• Meiðyrðamál og kynferðisofbeldi: Dómsvaldið sem lifandi afl í örri þróun – Hildur Fjóla Antonsdóttir, Háskólinn á Akureyri (N102)

14:35-15:00

• Citizens are longing for a smiling police force. A talk about Copenhagen Police Citizens’ Advisory Board - strategy, methodology, findings, and impact – Henrik Rysbakke Nielsen og Rikke Thielcke, Lögreglan í Kaupmannahöfn (N101)
• Innleiðing rafvarnarvopna og valdbeiting lögreglu – Rannveig Þórisdóttir, Ríkislögreglustjóri og Háskóli Íslands og Jónas Orri Jónasson, Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu (M101)
• The Story of the Academic Densification of the Swedish Police Education – Cecilia Jonsson og Magnus Person, Linneaus háskóli (M102)
• Samstarf löggæslustofnana – Auðunn Kristinsson og Klara Bjartmarz, Landhelgisgæsla Íslands (N102)

15:00-15:25

• Mourning as Meaning: Victimhood and the Transformation of Public Memory - Markus Meckl, Háskólinn á Akureyri (N101)
• Viðbúnaður á sviði löggæslu, innanlandsöryggis og almannavarna – Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir og Jón Friðrik Bjartmarz, Ríkislögreglustjóri (M101)
• Victims’ Experiences of Police Encounters in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): A Scoping Review – Josefina Jarl, Jenny-Ann Danell og Jonas Hansson, Umeå háskóli (M102)
• Kynferðisbrot gegn niðjum – Svala Ísfeld Ólafsdóttir, Háskólinn í Reykjavík (N102)

16:00-18:00

Happy Hour at Berjaya Hotel

19:00-

Conference dinner at Aurora Restaurant at Barjaya Hotel

Thursday, October 2nd

10:05-10:30

• Crime Prevention: A Concept Lost in Translation? – Mia Lind, Umeå háskóli (N101)
• Voða-atburður sem á eigi sinn líka: Morð í íslenskum fjölmiðlum – Guðbjörg Hildur Kolbeins, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M101)
• Eftirlit með auðlind þjóðar – Jóhann Ásmundsson, Fiskistofa (M102)
• Exploring the Interplay Between Policy Reforms and Police Performance in Crime Prevention – Kennedy Mabuku, Vísinda- og tækniháskóli Namibíu (N102)

10:30-10:55

• Shifting Crime Prevention Responsibilities: Legal Challenges in Sweden’s Emerging Governance Structures – Kristina Borodina, Háskólinn í Uppsölum (stofa N101)
• Athugun á ógn við öryggi nemenda á síðasta ári grunnskóla – Þorlákur Axel Jónsson, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M101)
• Criminal Responsibility for the Dissemination of Discrediting Materials Concerning the Armed Forces According to the Russian Criminal Code – Georgii Sibirtsev, Gdańsk háskóli (M102)
• Conflict Mitigation and Community Policing: Examining Conflict Management Strategies in NPF and NSCDC Responses to Violence in North-Central Nigeria – Ernest Ogbozor, Embry- Riddle flugháskólinn and Isioma Kemakolam, DAI (N102)

11:10-11:35

• “Others use my phone”: Questioned authorship in Encrochat Groups – Joacim Lindh og Sofia Ask, Linnaeus háskóli (N101)
• Varnartengd verkefni íslenskra löggæslustofnana – Bjarni Már Magnússon, Háskólinn á Bifröst (M101)
• Language and law: A linguistic analysis of assault and manslaughter cases in 16th century Enköping. - Asbjørg Westum, Linnaeus háskóli (M102)
• Public and Police Students’ Attitudes Toward Women as Police Officers in Iceland – Guðmundur Oddsson, Háskólinn á Akureyri og Margrét Valdimarsdóttir, Háskóli Íslands (N102)

11:35-12:00

• Community Policing as De-Escalation: A Conceptual Synthesis of Trust, Procedural Justice and Public Encounter Dynamics – Andrew Paul Hill, Háskólinn á Akureyri (N101)
• Breyttur heimur – aukið fé til öryggis og varnarmála á Vesturlöndum – Jón Þorvaldur Heiðarsson, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M101)
• How effective is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in supporting Arctic conservation? – Tom Barry og Magnús Smári Smárason, Háskólinn á Akureyri (M102)

12:05-12:10

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

Mikael Emsing

Mikael Emsing is an Associate Professor at the School of Police Studies at Södertörn University in Stockholm, Sweden, and is a research fellow at the Department of Epidemiology and Global Health at Umeå University. He worked as a police officer in Umeå and Stockholm from 2006 until retiring from the force in 2023 . Mikael has long been interested in and taught conflict management, communication, and the use of force. Since 2015, he has been a certified Polkon instructor trainer (e.g., train-the-trainer), which includes instructor status in weapons and tactics, physical methods and techniques, emergency medicine, and mental preparedness. Mikael holds an MA degree in Pedagogy and a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health. His dissertation focused on conflict management, mental health, and personality among Swedish police recruits and officers.