1 6 DECEMBER 2007 CURRICULUM VITAE ROBERT SVENSSON Birth: 3 March 1971 Address (office): Malmö University, Health and Society, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden Phone (office): +46 40 665 77 81 E-mail: robert.svensson@mah.se ACADEMIC DEGREES: 1995 B.A., Stockholm University (Criminology) 1996 M.A., Stockholm University (Criminology) 2004 Ph.D., Stockholm University (Sociology) VISITS: Post-doctoral research fellow, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, (March 2004 March 2005). Joined the SCoPiC network (www.scopic.ac.uk) EMPLOYMENT: 2007 september- Malmö University (lecturer in health and society with a focus on criminology) 1998- The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention, Sweden (on leave). 2004-2005 Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, England 2000-2002 EU-project: Tackling violence in schools on a European-wide basis. 1999-2004 Doctoral student (Department of sociology, Stockholm University) 1997 Swedish National Police College, Research Unit. 1997 The Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN)
2 AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: Swedish council for working life and social research (FAS, 2004) Travel grant from Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology (NSfK, 1999, 2005, 2006) PROFESSIONALS MEMBERSHIPS: European Society of Criminology (2005-) American Society of Criminology (1999-2003) CONFERENCES (7): 1. Svensson, R. & Ring, J. (2007). Trends in self-reported youth crime and victimisation in Sweden, 1995-2005. The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, 4-6 June 2007. 2. Svensson, R & Wikström, P-O H (2006). Individuals, lifestyles, and youth violence: A cross-national comparative study. European Society of Criminology, Tubingen, 26-29 Augusti 2006. 3. Svensson, R & Wikström, P-O H (2005). The interaction between morality and self-control in the explanation of adolescent offending. European Society of Criminology, Krakow, Polen, 1-3 September 2005. 4. Svensson, R & Wikström, P-O H. (2001). Does gender matter? A study of gender, social situation, morality and prevalence of juvenile delinquency. European Society of Criminology, Lausanne, Schweiz, 5-8 of September 2001. 5. Svensson, R (2001). Tackling violence in schools: A report from Sweden. Connect project: Tackling violence in schools on a European-wide basis. Goldsmith College, University of London, 6-8 of April 2001. 6. Svensson, R (1999). Different Kinds of Bullying. Implications for Prevention. American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada, 17-20/11, 1999. 7. Svensson, R (1999). Juvenile Delinquency and Other Problem Behaviours in Swedish Youth. The 1st International Forum on Initiatives for Safe School. June 22-25 1999, Seoul, Korea.
3 PUBLICATIONS (Titles of Swedish publications translated to English within brackets) A. BOOKS AND REPORTS (5): 1. Svensson, R. (2006). Ungdomar och brott åren 1995-2005. Brå-rapport 2006:7. Fritzes förlag: Stockholm. (Youths and crime 1995-2005) 2. Svensson, R. (2004). Bank-, post- och värdetransportrån. En analys av rånen under 1990-talet. BRÅ-rapport 3/2004. www.bra.se (Bank-, post- and robbery of security transportation) 3. Svensson, R (2004). Social control and socialisation: The role of morality as a social mechanism in adolescent deviant behaviour. Almqvist & Wiksell, International: Stockholm. 4. Svensson, R (2000). Strategiska Brott. Vilka brott förutsäger en fortsatt brottskarriär? BRÅ-rapport 2000:3. Fritzes förlag: Stockholm. (Strategic offences) 5. Lindström, P, Pauloff, A & Svensson, R (1999). Ungdomar, droger och polisens insatser. BRÅ-rapport 1999:1. Fritzes förlag: Stockholm. (Youth, drugs and police strategies) B. REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (10): 1. Wikström, P-O H. & Svensson, R (2008). Why are English youths more violent than Swedish youths? A comparative study of the role of crime propensity, lifestyles and their interactions. European Journal of Criminology, in press. 2. Pauwels, L & Svensson, R. (2008). How Serious Is The Problem Of Item Nonresponse in Delinquency scales and Etiological Variables? A Cross-National Inquiry of two Classroom PAPI-Self-Reported Studies in Antwerp And Halmstad. European Journal of Criminology, in press. 3. Svensson, R & Ring, J. (2007). Trends in self-reported youth crime and victimisation in Sweden, 1995-2005. Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, 8: 153-177. 4. Ring, J & Svensson, R. (2007). Social class and criminality among young persons: A comparative study considering the effects of school achievement as a mediating factor in Swedish register and self-report data. Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, 8: 178-201.
4 5. Svensson, R (2004). Shame as a consequence of the parent-child relationship. A study of gender differences in juvenile delinquency. European Journal of Criminology, 4: 477-504. Included in # A 3. 6. Svensson, R (2003). Gender Differences in Adolescent Drug Use: The Impact of Parental Monitoring and Peer Deviance. Youth & Society, 34: 300-329. Included in # A 3. 7. Svensson, R (2002). Strategic Offences in the Criminal Career Context. British Journal of Criminology, 42: 395-411. 8. Svensson, R (2000). Risk Factors for Different Dimensions of Adolescent Drug Use. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 9: 67-90. 9. Svensson, R (1999). Mobbare, offer och mobbare/offer: Deras relationer till familj, skola och kamrater. Nordisk Psykologi, 1: 42-58. (Bullies, victims and bully/victims: Their family, school and peer relations) 10. Lindström, P & Svensson, R (1998). Skolungdomars attityder till droger. En utvärdering av VÅGA-programmet. Nordisk alkohol- och narkotikatidskrift, 15: 5-20. (Youths attitudes to drugs) Translation: ENGLISH: Lindström, P & Svensson, R (1998). Attitudes Towards Drugs among School Youths. An Evaluation of the Swedish Dare Programme. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 15: 7-23. SPANISH: Lindström, P & Svensson, R (1999). Attitudes Towards Drugs among School Youths. An Evaluation of the Swedish Dare Programme. Addiciones, 11: 373-385. C. ARTICLES IN NON-REFEREED JOURNALS (6): 1. Svensson, R (2005). Kort om ungdomsbrottslighet. Brottsförebyggande rådet. (Youth crime) 2. Svensson, R (2005). Rädsla för skam avhåller från brott. Apropå 3. (Feeling of shame restrain of committing crime) 3. Svensson, R (2000). Brottet gör tjuven. Socionomen, 6: 41-42. (The crime indicates the theif) 4. Svensson, R (1998). Mobbare och offer. Skillnader och likheter. Apropå 5-6: 13-16. (Bullies and victims. Differences and similarities) 5. Svensson, R (1998). Cykeln stulen igen! Apropå 4: 20-22. (The bicycle stolen again!)
5 6. Lindström, P & Svensson, R (1998). Med fokus på ungdomar. Apropå 2: 20-24. (Focus on youth) D. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS (4): 1. Svensson, R (2004). Cykelstöld. In Dolmén, L (ed.). Brottsutvecklingen i Sverige 2001-2003. Brå-rapport 2004: 3. Fritzes förlag: Stockholm. (Bicycle theft) 2. Svensson, R (2003). Tackling violence in Sweden: A report from Sweden. In Smith, P. K. (ed.) Violence in schools: The response in Europe (pp. 216-231). Routledge Falmer. 3. Svensson, R (2001). Cykelstöld. I Ulrikson, B (red.) Brottsutvecklingen i Sverige 1998-2000. Brå-rapport 2001:10. Fritzes förlag: Stockholm. (Bicycle theft) Translation: Svensson, R (2002) Bicycle theft. In Ulrikson, B (ed.). Crime trends in Sweden 1998-2000. Brå-report 2002:2. National Council for Crime Prevention. Fritzes förlag: Stockholm. (Bicycle thefts) 4. Svensson, R (1998). Cykelstöld. I Ahlberg, J (red.) Brottsutvecklingen i Sverige 1995-1997. Brå-rapport 1998:2. Fritzes förlag: Stockholm. (Bicycle theft) E. ON THE WEB SITE (1): 1. Svensson, R (2001). Tackling violence in schools: A report from Sweden. Connect project: Tackling violence in schools on a European-wide basis. www.gold.ac.uk/connect/ F. SUBMITTED ARTICLES (2): 1. Svensson, R & Pauwels, L (2007). The interaction between individual propensity and lifestyle risk in adolescent offending: A test in two urban samples. 2. Pauwels, L & Svensson, R (2007). Individual differences in adolescent lifestyle risk by gender and ethnic background: A cross-national comparison.