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Katrin Lainpelto is a University Lecturer and Associate Professor at Stockholm University’s Department of Law. Her research focuses on criminal procedural law, evidentiary challenges, and interdisciplinary collaborations in legal contexts. She has held roles including educational ambassador for the Department of Law (2019-2020) and course director for foundational and advanced legal courses.
Her work examines how neuropsychiatric diagnoses and cultural factors influence judicial credibility assessments, particularly in child sexual abuse cases. She investigates structural discrimination in Swedish courts and advocates for methodological rigor in evidence evaluation. Publications include empirical studies on corroboration practices and comparative analyses of Swedish and English evidence law.
Key publications address: (1) social anxiety as an error source in evidence assessment; (2) neuropsychiatric diagnoses affecting credibility evaluations; (3) procedural law theory; and (4) child witnesses’ competence in legal processes. Her research group, Children, Migration, and Integration, explores intersections of legal systems and marginalized populations.
Katrin teaches Procedural Law, Preliminary Investigation, and Child Law courses. She lectures at external organizations and emphasizes educational innovation. Contact: katrin.lainpelto@juridicum.su.se, Room C 774, Department of Law, Stockholm University.
