Nils Christie
Nils Christie | |
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Utah Valley State College in 2007 | |
| Born | 24 February 1928 |
| Died | 27 May 2015 (aged 87) |
| Citizenship | Norwegian |
| Awards | Fritt Ord Award (2001) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Criminology, Sociology |
Nils Christie (24 February 1928 – 27 May 2015)Faculty of Law, University of Oslo.
Early life and education
Christie was born in Oslo on 24 February 1928, a son of Ragnvald Christie and Ruth Hellum.
Having passed dr.philos. thesis, Unge norske lovovertredere, compared all male lawbreakers born in 1933 in Norway to others born the same year.[2]
Career
Christie was appointed to the
Faculty of Law, University of Oslo from 1959, and was a professor of criminology at the faculty from 1966. His books include Pinens begrensning (Limits to Pain) from 1981, which has been translated into eleven languages. His work Fangevoktere i konsentrasjonsleire (Prison Guards in Concentration Camps, 1952) was selected for the Norwegian Sociology Canon in 2009–2011. He received an honorary degree from the University of Copenhagen.[2][3] Christie became well known for his longstanding criticisms of drug prohibition, industrial society, and prisons
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He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[4]
Christie was awarded the 2001 Fritt Ord Freedom of Expression Prize "for his original and independent contributions to the Norwegian and international social debate."[5]
Personal life
Christie married Vigdis Margit Moe in 1951, and was later married to Hedda Giertsen.[2]
Select bibliography
- Fangevoktere i konsentrasjonsleire (Prison Guards in Concentration Camps, 1952)
- Hvis skolen ikke fantes (1971)
- Pinens begrensning (1981)
- Limits to Pain (1981)
- Den gode fiende: Narkotikapolitikk i Norden (with Kettil Bruun, 1985)
- Kriminalitetskontrol som industri: På vej mod GULAG, vestlig stil? (1996)
- Crime Control as Industry: Towards GULAGs, Western Style? (2000)
- En passende mengde kriminalitet (2004)
- A Suitable Amount of Crime (2004)
See also
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References
- ^ Nils Christie er død, Aftenposten.no
- ^ a b c Kalleberg, Ragnvald. "Nils Christie". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Gruppe 8: Samfunnsfag (herunder sosiologi, statsvitenskap og økonomi)" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ The Fritt Ord Freedom of Expression Prize Laureates
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