Sverre Flaatten

Associate Professor

Experience and background

I am a criminologist with a PhD from the University of Oslo. Currently I am working on a project on white-collar crime called Controlling Capital. Other fields of research are punishment, courts, subcultures and legal history. I am the leader of the research Group Police, law and Society. I am also a member of the research group Law, Society and historical Change at the University of Oslo.

Competence areas

  • Punishment
  • Economic crime
  • Legal history
  • Sociological history

Researching

  • White collar crime
  • Punishment
  • Police, power and administration
  • Police, power and administration

Teaches in

  • Sociology
  • Criminology
  • Theory of science
  • Preventative policing

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