Nils Christie

Nils Christie
Nils Christie speaking at Utah Valley State College
Born	February 24, 1928 Oslo
Residence	Oslo
Citizenship	Norwegian
Fields	Criminology, Sociology

Nils Christie (born 1928 in Oslo) is a Norwegian sociologist and criminologist. He is a professor of criminology at the University of Oslo since 1966. Among his books is Pinens begrensning from 1981, which has been translated into eleven languages. He has received an honorary degree at the University of Copenhagen.^[1][2] Christie is well known for his long standing criticism of drug prohibition, industrial society, and prisons.

He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.^[3]

Select bibliography

• Fangevoktere i konsentrasjonsleire (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 passande mengde kriminalitet (2004)
  • A Suitable Amount of Crime (2004)

References

1. ^ Kalleberg, Ragnvald. "Nils Christie". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Nils_Christie/utdypning. Retrieved 5 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Nils Christie" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Nils_Christie. Retrieved 5 June 2010. 
3. ^ "Gruppe 8: Samfunnsfag (herunder sosiologi, statsvitenskap og økonomi)" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. http://www.dnva.no/c26848/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27644. Retrieved 9 January 2011. 

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Name	Christie, Nils
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Date of birth	February 24, 1928
Place of birth	Oslo
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