Norwegian criminologist known for challenging the concept of crime itself, arguing that so-called criminal acts are more usefully understood as conflicts or unwanted acts embedded in social context than as a fixed legal category. A leading critic of prison and mass punishment, he was influential in the development of restorative justice and Scandinavian penal policy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountChallenged the concept of crime as a fixed category and helped shape restorative justice and Scandinavian penal policy. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account Connections
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Christie is one of two Norwegian social scientists covered in the book 50 Key Thinkers in Criminology.
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