Nils Christie
Nils Christie speaking at Utah Valley State College in 2007
Born(1928-02-24)24 February 1928
Oslo, Norway
Died27 May 2015(2015-05-27) (aged 87)
Oslo, Norway
CitizenshipNorwegian
AwardsFritt Ord Award (2001)
Scientific career
FieldsCriminology, Sociology

Nils Christie (24 February 1928 – 27 May 2015)[1] was a Norwegian sociologist and criminologist. He was a professor of criminology at the 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 examen artium at Berg Upper Secondary School in 1946, Christie graduated in sociology from the University of Oslo in 1953. His 1959 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.

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

  1. ↑ Nils Christie er død, Aftenposten.no
  2. 1 2 3 Kalleberg, Ragnvald. "Nils Christie". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Nils Christie". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ The Fritt Ord Freedom of Expression Prize Laureates
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