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Tove Pettersson is a Professor at the Department of Criminology, Stockholm University. She is affiliated with the Quantitative Criminology Research Group and the Victimological Research Group. Her research focuses on gender and crime, juvenile justice, secure care practices, and police interactions with youth. She has led projects on youth custody outcomes, gender disparities in criminality, and the intersection of socio-economic factors with legal interventions.
Her work explores topics such as the impact of open vs. restrictive custodial environments on recidivism, the treatment of unaccompanied refugee minors in compulsory care, and the role of masculinity in criminal behavior. Notable publications include analyses of historical gender trends in crime reporting and studies on the legitimacy of police interactions with marginalized youth.
Recent research emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, such as a six-year study on trajectories of children in welfare systems. Despite no explicitly listed awards, her contributions to criminology through empirical studies and policy-informed research are significant.
