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André Kuhn is a Full Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology at the Faculty of Law of the University of Neuchâtel since 2015, and concurrently holds a professorship in Criminology at the University of Geneva since 2010. Previously, he served as Associate Professor at the University of Lausanne until 2015, after which he was granted emeritus status. His distinguished career spans over three decades in criminal justice scholarship and practice.
His educational background:
- Law degree, University of Neuchâtel, 1984
- Diploma in Criminology, University of Lausanne, 1987
- Doctorate in Criminology, University of Lausanne, 1992
- Certificate and Diploma in Sports Management, IDHEAP and Swiss Olympic, 2001
Professor Kuhn's research focuses on criminological theory, judicial decision-making, and restorative justice. His seminal studies demonstrate how sanction units (days/weeks/months/years) affect sentencing severity, how evidence presentation order influences judicial verdicts through recency/primacy effects, and the absence of sex/nationality discrimination in Swiss criminal judgments. His insecurity research revealed community conviviality improves security perception while video surveillance polarizes political views.
His scientific contributions have been recognized with:
- Bippert prize for doctoral thesis (1992)
- Credit Suisse Award for best teaching (2019)
Kuhn has supervised numerous graduate theses across criminology, law, psychology, and sociology. He serves as co-director of Déviance et Société (since 2023) and previously co-edited the Revue internationale de criminologie (2007-2022). His policy impact extends through expert roles for the Council of Europe, UN, and Swiss federal/cantonal authorities on criminal justice reform.
He directs research at the Romandie Center for Research in Criminology and co-founded key organizations including AJURES (Association for Restorative Justice in Switzerland) and the Innocence Switzerland Project (2019-2022), advancing evidence-based corrections and wrongful conviction remedies through interdisciplinary collaboration.
