Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology
The Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology (officially: Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology ; Danish: Nordisk Samarbejdsråd for Kriminologi ) was founded in 1962 and has the task of promoting criminological research in the member countries Denmark , Norway , Sweden , Iceland and Finland as well as the Scandinavian governments and to advise the Nordic Council on criminal policy issues.
The council consists of 15 members, three from each member country, appointed by the national ministries of justice . Two members from each country are recognized criminologists, while the third represents the Ministry of Justice. The Presidency of the Council rotates between the Nordic countries every three years. Administration is carried out by a secretariat in the country of the chairman. The current seat of the Council (2016–2018) is Finland.
The council awards research and travel grants, organizes seminars and publishes the Nordisk Kriminologi newsletter, which appears ten times a year .