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Nils Christie
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Nils Christie speaking at Utah Valley State College in 2007
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| Born | 24 February 1928 |
| Died | 27 May 2015 (aged 87) |
| Citizenship | Norwegian |
| Awards | Fritt Ord Award (2001) |
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| Fields | Criminology, Sociology |
Nils Christie (24 February 1928 – 27 May 2015) was a Norwegian sociologist and criminologist. He was a professor of criminology at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo.
Personal life
Christie was born in Oslo on 24 February 1928, a son of Ragnvald Christie and Ruth Hellum. He married Vigdis Margit Moe in 1951, and was later married to Hedda Giertsen.
Career
Having passed examen artium at Berg Upper Secondary School in 1946, Christie graduated in sociology from the University of Oslo in 1953. His dr.philos. thesis Unge norske lovovertredere from 1959 is a comparison of all male lawbreakers born in 1933 in Norway to others born the same year. He was appointed at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo from 1959, and was a professor of criminology at the faculty from 1966. Among his books is 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.
He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Nils Christie was awarded the 2001 Fritt Ord Freedom of Expression Prize "for his original and independent contributions to the Norwegian and international social debate."
See also
In Spanish: Nils Christie para niños
