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Susanne Strand

Position: Professor School/office: School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences

Email: c3VzYW5uZS5zdHJhbmQ7b3J1LnNl

Phone: +46 19 303685

Room: E3123, L2263

Research subject

Criminology

Research environments

CVS - The Centre for Violence Studies

About Susanne Strand

Susanne Strand is a Professor of Criminology at Örebro University, Sweden, where she is the dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

She is the research leader for the Centre of Violence and Society - CVS and the research group Stalking and Partner Violence - SToP. She is also an adjunct at the CFBS - Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.

Her research focus on risk assessment and risk management of interpersonal violence in different contexts. Her current research concerns risk management for intimate partner violence, stalking and honor-based violence and oppression, where her longitudinal research program RISKSAM (2019-2025) is conducted in collaboration with the police and the social service.

Her area of research is stalking, intimate partner violence, honor based violence and opression, mental health problems, psychopathy and antisocial behavior, police science, risk assessment, risk management and prevention.

Active projects

Completed projects

Research groups

Stalking and Intimate Partner Violence, SToP

Publications

Articles in journals

Petersson, J. , Larsson, A. L. & Strand, S. J. M. (2025). Police and Social Services’ Response To Intimate Partner Violence in Rural and Remote Areas in Sweden. Journal of family Violence. [BibTeX]
Nazarewicz, J. , Trood, M. D. , Mcewan, T. E. , Strand, S. , Luebbers, S. & Spivak, B. L. (2024). Assessing risk among women who perpetrate intimate partner abuse. Psychology, Crime and Law. [BibTeX]
Larsson, A. L. , Olsson, H. & Strand, S. J. M. (2024). Challenges and opportunities in collaborative approaches to responding to intimate partner violence: insights from social workers and police in Sweden. Journal of Social Work Practice, 38 (2), 143-157. [BibTeX]
Arnell, L. , Vikander, M. & Strand, S. (2024). Skyddade boenden – En välfärdstjänst i förändring. Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, 100 (6), 800-809. [BibTeX]
Olsson, H. , Larsson, A. L. & Strand, S. J. M. (2024). Social Workers’ Experiences of Working with Partner Violence. British Journal of Social Work, 54 (2), 704-722. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. J. M. (2024). Victim Retraction From Police Investigations of Intimate Partner Violence. Psychology of Violence, 14 (1), 45-55. [BibTeX]
Edhammer, H. , Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2024). Vulnerability Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Among Victims of Partner Only and Generally Violent Perpetrators. Journal of family Violence, 39 (2), 235-245. [BibTeX]
Vikander, M. & Strand, S. (2023). Enhancing domestic violence risk assessments with children's perspectives: Exploring risk, vulnerability and protective factors through forensic interviews. Child & Family Social Work. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2023). Rural Differences in Victim Vulnerability and Revictimization of Intimate Partner Violence. Violence and Victims, 38 (2), 185-202. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. , Fälth, L. , Svensso, I. & Strand, S. (2022). Educational Needs among Women Admitted to High Secure Forensic Psychiatric Care. Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice, 22 (3), 269-284. [BibTeX]
Tayebi, N. & Strand, S. (2022). Policing stalking: The relationship between police risk assessment, risk management, and recidivism in stalking cases. Journal of threat assessment and management, 9 (3), 171-187. [BibTeX]
Stjernqvist, J. , Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2022). Risk factors for intimate partner violence among native and immigrant male partners in Sweden. Nordic Journal of Criminology, 23 (2), 192-211. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. J. M. , Selenius, H. , Petersson, J. & Storey, J. E. (2021). Repeated and Systematic Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Areas in Sweden. International Criminology, 1 (3), 220-233. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2021). Stalkning - att förfölja någon. Texter om våld, 1 (1), 4-12. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2020). Characteristics and Recidivism in Relation to Arrest: Differentiating Between Partner Violent Perpetrator Subtypes. Nordic Journal of Criminology, 21 (2), 203-222. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2019). Assessing risk for inpatient physical violence in a female forensic psychiatric sample - comparing HCR-20v2 with the female additional manual to the HCR-20v2. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 73 (4-5), 248-256. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Storey, J. (2019). Intimate Partner Violence in Urban, Rural and Remote Areas: An Investigation of Offense Severity and Risk Factors. Violence against Women, 25 (2), 188-207. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. , Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2019). Risk factors for intimate partner violence: A comparison of antisocial and family-only perpetrators. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34 (2), 219-239. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2019). Stalkning – olaga förföljelse. Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, 96 (4), 528-540. [BibTeX]
Shepherd, S. M. , Strand, S. , Viljoen, J. L. & Daffern, M. (2018). Evaluating the utility of ‘strength’ items when assessing the risk of young offenders. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 29 (4), 597-616. [BibTeX]
Fröberg, S. & Strand, S. (2018). Police Students' Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships. Partner Abuse, 9 (2), 181-201. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. , Fröberg, S. & Storey, J. E. (2018). Protecting victims of intimate partner violence: Swedish prosecutors’ experiences of decision-making regarding restraining orders. Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, 19 (2), 170-186. [BibTeX]
Shea, D. , McEwan, T. , Strand, S. & Ogloff, J. (2018). The reliability and predictive validity of the Guidelines for Stalking Assessment and Management (SAM). Psychological Assessment, 30 (11), 1409-1420. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. & Strand, S. (2017). Experiences of self-injury and aggression among women admitted to forensic psychiatric care. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 71 (4), 304-311. [BibTeX]
McEwan, T. E. , Bateson, S. & Strand, S. (2017). Improving police risk assessment and management of family violence through a collaboration between law enforcement, forensic mental health and academia. Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, 3 (2), 119-131. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2017). Recidivism in Intimate Partner Violence Among Antisocial and Family-Only Perpetrators. Criminal justice and behavior, 44 (11), 1477-1495. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. , Luebbers, S. & Shepherd, S. M. (2016). Psychopathic features in young incarcerated females. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 6 (2), 63-75. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. , Leppänen Östman, S. & Strand, S. (2016). Self-harm as a risk factor for inpatient aggression among women admitted to forensic psychiatric care. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 70 (7), 554-560. [BibTeX]
Storey, J. E. & Strand, S. (2016). The Influence of Victim Vulnerability and Gender on Police Officers' Assessment of Intimate Partner Violence Risk. Journal of family Violence, 32 (1), 125-134. [BibTeX]
Shepherd, S. M. & Strand, S. (2016). The PCL: YV and re-offending across ethnic groups. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 6 (2), 51-62. [BibTeX]
Shepard, S. M. & Strand, S. (2016). The Utility of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL: YV) and the Youth Psychopathic Trait Inventory (YPI)—Is it Meaningful to Measure Psychopathy in Young Offenders?. Psychological Assessment, 28 (4), 405-415. [BibTeX]
Olsson, H. , Audulv, Å. , Strand, S. & Kristiansen, L. (2015). Reducing or Increasing Violence in Forensic Care: A Qualitative Study of Inpatient Experiences. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 29 (6), 393-400. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. & Strand, S. (2015). Superficiality in forensic psychiatric patients is related to superior phonological, semantic and syntactic skills. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 69 (5), 392-396. [BibTeX]
Storey, J. E. , Kropp, P. R. , Hart, S. D. , Belfrage, H. & Strand, S. (2014). Assessment and Management of Risk for Intimate Partner Violence by Police Officers Using the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk. Criminal justice and behavior, 41 (2), 256-271. [BibTeX]
Olsson, H. , Strand, S. & Kristiansen, L. (2014). Reaching a turning point - how patients in forensic care describe trajectories of recovery. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 28 (3), 505-514. [BibTeX]
Olsson, H. , Strand, S. , Asplund, K. & Kristiansen, L. (2014). Turning points and treatment readiness in forensics patients: A study based on staff experience. Nordisk sygeplejeforskning, 4 (3), 175-188. [BibTeX]
Storey, J. E. & Strand, S. (2013). Assessing violence risk among female IPV perpetrators: An examination of the B-SAFER. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 22 (9), 964-980. [BibTeX]
Olsson, H. , Strand, S. , Kristiansen, L. , Sjöling, M. & Asplund, K. (2013). Decreased risk for violence in patients admitted to forensic care, measured with the HCR-20. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 27 (4), 191-197. [BibTeX]
McEwan, T. E. & Strand, S. (2013). The role of psychopathology in stalking by adult strangers and acquaintances. Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (Print), 47 (6), 546-555. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. , Strand, S. , Ekman, L. & Hasselborg, A. (2012). Assessing risk of patriarchal violence with honour as a motive: six years experience using the PATRIARCH checklist. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 14 (1), 20-29. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. , Strand, S. , Storey, J. E. , Gibas, A. L. , Kropp, P. R. & Hart, S. D. (2012). Assessment and management of risk for intimate partner violence by police officers using the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide. Law and human behavior, 36 (1), 60-67. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. & Strand, S. (2012). Measuring the outcome of structured spousal violence risk assessments using the B-SAFER: risk in relation to recidivism and intervention. Behavioral sciences & the law (Print), 30 (4), 420-430. [BibTeX]
Storey, J. E. & Strand, S. (2012). The characteristics and violence risk management of women arrested by the police for intimate partner violence. European Journal of Criminology, 9 (6), 636-651. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2012). Using a restraining order as a protective risk management strategy to prevent intimate partner violence. Police Practice & Research, 13 (3), 254-266. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & McEwan, T. E. (2012). Violence among female stalkers. Psychological Medicine, 42 (3), 545-555. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & McEwan, T. E. (2011). Same-gender stalking in Sweden and Australia. Behavioral sciences & the law (Print), 29 (2), 202-219. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. & Strand, S. (2009). Validation of the Stalking Assessment and Management Checklist (SAM) in Law Enforcement: A Prospective Study of 153 Cases of Stalking in Two Swedish Police Counties. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 11 (1), 67-76. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. & Strand, S. (2008). Structured spousal violence risk assessment: Combining risk factors and victim vulnerability factors. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 7 (1), 39-46. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. & Strand, S. (2007). Validation of the guide for stalking assessment and management. Scandinavian Journal of Forensic Science, 13, 20-21. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Belfrage, H. (2005). Gender differences in psychopathy in a Swedish offender sample. Behavioral sciences & the law (Print), 23 (6), 837-850. [BibTeX]
Douglas, K. S. , Strand, S. , Belfrage, H. , Fransson, G. & Levander, S. (2005). Reliability and validity evaluation of the psychopathy checklist: Screening version (PCL : SV) in Swedish correctional and forensic psychiatric samples. Assessment, 12 (2), 145-161. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. , Fransson, G. & Strand, S. (2004). Management of violent behavior in the correctional system using qualified risk assessments. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 9 (1), 11-22. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Belfrage, H. (2001). Comparison of HCR-20 scores in violent mentally disordered men and women: Gender differences and similarities. Psychology, Crime and Law, 7 (1), 71-79. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. , Fransson, G. & Strand, S. (2000). Prediction of violence using the HCR-20: a prospective study in two maximum-security correctional institutions. Journal of forensic psychiatry (Print), 11 (1), 167-175. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. , Belfrage, H. , Fransson, G. & Levander, S. (1999). Clinical and risk management factors in risk prediction of mentally disordered offenders: more important than historical data? A retrospective study of 40 mentally disordered offenders assessed with the HCR-20 violence risk assessment scheme. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 4 (1), 67-76. [BibTeX]

Articles, reviews/surveys

Stjernqvist, J. & Strand, S. (2024). The Effectiveness of Intimate Partner Violence Interventions by the Police, Prosecutors, and Courts. Criminal justice and behavior, 51 (12), 1859-1880. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2020). Family-only perpetrators of intimate partner violence: A systematic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 21 (2), 367-381. [BibTeX]

Books

Strand, S. & Holmberg, G. (2018). Den rättspsykiatriska vården (2ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. , Holmberg, G. & Söderberg, E. (2009). Den rättspsykiatriska vården. Lund: Studentlitteratur AB. [BibTeX]

Chapters in books

Strand, S. , Källström, Å. & Vikander, M. (2024). A Child Perspective on Risk Management for Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking in Sweden. In: Merja Laitinen; Anna Nikupeteri; Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Ex-Partner Stalking and Children: the Impact on Children When One Parent is Stalking the Other (pp. 113-134). . John Wiley & Sons. [BibTeX]
Acale Sánchez, M. , Marković, I. & Strand, S. (2023). Gender Competent Criminal Law. In: Dragica Vujadinović; Mareike Fröhlich; Thomas Giegerich, Gender-Competent Legal Education (pp. 429-465). . Springer. [BibTeX]
Cruz, B. , Lukić, N. & Strand, S. (2023). Gender Perspective of Victimization, Crime and Penal Policy. In: Dragica Vujadinović; Mareike Fröhlich; Thomas Giegerich, Gender-Competent Legal Education (pp. 467-502). . Springer. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. & Strand, S. (2023). Intimate partner violence in same-sex relationships. In: Todd K. Shackelford, Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence. Cham: Springer International Publishing. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Jakštienė,, R. (2022). The importance of having a specific stalking law. In: Marko Davinic; Svetislav Kostic, Gender Competent Public Law and Policies. . Springer. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. & Strand, S. (2021). Police Perceptions of Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships. In: Todd Shackelford, The SAGE Handbook of Domestic Violence (pp. 352-367). . Sage Publications. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2020). Risk Assessment and Management of Stalking in Sweden - The Importance of Fear as a Victim Vulnerability Factor. In: Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Lorraine Sheridan, Psycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behavior: An International Perspective (pp. 269-286). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. [BibTeX]
Kristiansen, L. & Strand, S. (2019). Rättspsykiatri. In: I. Skärsäter och L. Wiklund Gustin, Omvårdnad vid psykisk ohälsa: på grundläggande nivå (pp. 253-279). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB. [BibTeX]
Hellfeldt, K. & Strand, S. (2018). Grupparbete. In: Caroline Mellberg, Marie Väfors Frits & Eva Tiby, Kriminologi: en studiehandbok (pp. 153-162). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2017). The prevalence of severe intimate partner violence in Sweden. In: Diana Scharff Peterson and Julie A. Schroeder, Domestic violence in international context (pp. 41-54). New York: Routledge. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2016). Risk Assessment and Risk Management: How the Police Work together with researchers to Protect Victims in cases of Intimate partner violence, Stalking and Honor-based Violence. In: Peter C. Kratcoski and Maximilian Edelbacher, Collaborative policing: police, academics, professionals, and communities working together for education, training, and program implementation (pp. 27-50). Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press. [BibTeX]
Kristiansen, L. & Strand, S. (2014). Rättspsykiatri. In: Ingela Skärsäter, Omvårdnad vid psykisk ohälsa: på grundläggande nivå (pp. 323-348). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB. [BibTeX]
Kristiansen, L. & Strand, S. (2010). Rättspsykiatri. In: Ingela Skärsäter, Omvårdnad vid psykisk ohälsa: på grundläggande nivå (pp. 279-303). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2007). Kvinnliga psykopater. In: Siv Fahlgren och Britt-Marie Thurén, Genusmaraton 2007: Mittsveriges genusforskare på frammarsch (pp. 54-62). Östersund: Mittuniversitetet. [BibTeX]

Collections (editor)

Larsson, A. (ed.) & Strand, S. (ed.) (2024). Vi talar om riskhantering: Forskningsprogrammet RiskSam. Örebro: Centrum för våldsstudier, Örebro universitet (Texter om våld 2024:2). [BibTeX]
Vujadinović, D. (ed.) , Álvarez del Cuvillo, A. (ed.) & Strand, S. (ed.) (2022). Feminist Approaches to Law: Theoretical and Historical Insight.. Springer (Gender Perspectives in Law 1). [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (ed.) , Strid, S. (ed.) & Nyman, M. (ed.) (2022). Vi talar om unga: Hur kan vi hantera våldet i ungas liv?. Örebro: Centrum för våldsstudier, Örebro universitet (Texter om våld 2). [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (ed.) , Strid, S. (ed.) & Nyman, M. (ed.) (2021). Vi talar om relationer: Hur kan vi hantera det relationsbaserade våldet?. Örebro: Centrum för våldsstudier, Örebro universitet (Texter om våld 1). [BibTeX]

Conference papers

Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2022). Att bedöma och hantera risk för återfall - vad säger forskningen?. Paper presented at Sveriges Kommuner och Regioners konferens: ”Förändra beteende hos våldsutövare – vad funkar?” 1 juni, 2022. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Petersson, J. (2021). Diffuse violence: Anti-violence interventions and perpetrator programmes. Paper presented at The 3rd International Conference on Interpersonal Violence Interventions – Social and Cultural Perspectives (IPVI 2021 Online), Jyväskylä, Finland, June 10-11, 2021. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2021). Riskfaktorer för våld i nära relation bland unga partnervåldsförövare. Paper presented at Länsstyrelsen Västmanland, online-konferens, November 24, 2021. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2021). Riskfaktorer för våld i nära relation bland unga partnervåldsförövare. Paper presented at Centrum för Våldsstudiers konferens - Våld i ungas relationer, Örebro universitet, Örebro, Sweden, November 25, 2021. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2020). Policing Intimate Partner Violence in rural areas - Severity and Recidivism. Paper presented at Colloquium. Safety, resilience and community: Challenges and opportunities beyond the city (Online), Stockholm, Sweden, September 29, 2020. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Petersson, J. (2020). The RISKSAM - A Structured Risk Management Model to use when Preventing Interpersonal Violence. Paper presented at Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals Annual Conference (APATAP 2020), Melbourne, Australia, February 24-26, 2020. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2019). Arrest as a protective intervention among intimate partner violent men. Paper presented at The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 10-12, 2019. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Petersson, J. (2019). Legal risk management strategies: The use of arrest and restraining orders as protective interventions in cases of intimate partner violence. Paper presented at The Fifth International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH 2019), Edinburgh, Scotland, October 21-23, 2019. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Petersson, J. (2019). Preventing domestic violence with men and boys: Challenges and opportunities. Paper presented at National conference on domestic violence arranged by Latvian Ministry of Welfare, Riga, Latvia, November 28, 2019. Latvian title for conference: "Starpinstitucionāla sadarbība vardarbības gadījumu risināšanā: no prevencijas līdz rehabilitācijai". [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. , Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2019). Proposing a typology of intimate partner violent men: Implications for risk assessment and management. Paper presented at The Fifth International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH 2019), Edinburgh, Scotland, October 21-23, 2019. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Petersson, J. (2019). Risk assessment and risk management of intimate partner violence and stalking in urban, rural and remote areas. Paper presented at The Fifth International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH 2019), Edinburgh, Scotland, October 21-23, 2019. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Petersson, J. (2019). Risk management of Domestic Violence. In: The EU Mutual Learning Programme in Gender Equality Preventing domestic violence with Men and Boys: Challenges and Opportunities. Paper presented at European Union Mutual Learning Programme in Gender Equality, Stockholm, Sweden, 16-17 september, 2019. European Commission. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Petersson, J. (2019). Structured risk management within and between police and social service reduces intimate partner violence. Paper presented at The Fifth International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH 2019), Edinburgh, Scotland, October 21-23, 2019. [BibTeX]
Stjernqvist, J. , Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2019). The importance of immigrant background when identifying risk factors for intimate partner violence. Paper presented at The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 10-12, 2019. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Petersson, J. (2019). The structured risk management model, the RISKSAM. In: The Stockholm Criminology Symposium 2019 Program & Abstracts. Paper presented at The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden (June 10-12). (pp. 137-138). The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå). [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. , Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2018). One size does not fit all: How typologies of intimate partner violent men can inform and facilitate police risk assessment and management of such violence. Paper presented at The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 10-12, 2018. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. , Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2018). ”One size does not fit all”: Hur kunskap om typologier av partnervåldsförövare kan förbättra polisens riskbedömning och riskhantering av partnervåld. Paper presented at ORUkrim-dagen, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, October 10, 2018. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2018). Policing stalking. Paper presented at 11th Annual Conference, Association of European Threat Assessment Professionals (AETAP 2018), Helsinki, Finland, April 23-26, 2018. [BibTeX]
Wood, M. , Strand, S. & Mc Ewan, T. E. (2017). Introducing evidence-based risk assessment procedures to improve policing practice in the assessment and management of family violence. Paper presented at Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (APATAP 2017), Singapore, February 13-15, 2017. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2017). Policing family violence in rural areas. Paper presented at The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 19-21, 2017. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. , Petersson, J. & Storey, J. (2017). Policing intimate partner violence in rural areas in Sweden. Paper presented at Safer Communities, Safer Relationships: Generating solutions for reducing persistent violence and other serious offending, Prato, Tuscany, Italy, October 4-6, 2017. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2017). Recidivism in intimate partner violence among antisocial and family-only perpetrators. Paper presented at 17th Annual conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS 2017), Split, Croatia, June 13-15, 2017. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Storey, J. (2017). The process of implementing risk assessment and risk management methods for the police in urban, rural and remote settings. Paper presented at Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (APATAP 2017), Singapore, February 13-15, 2017. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. & Strand, S. (2017). Återfall i nytt partnervåld bland subtyper av partnervåldsförövare. Paper presented at ORUkrim-dagen, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, October 11, 2017. [BibTeX]
Das, D. , Meini, B. , Bruns, D. & Strand, S. (2016). Academics and practitioners working together to prevent human trafficking around the world. Paper presented at Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 53rd Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, March 29-April 2, 2016. [BibTeX]
Storey, J. E. , Selenius, H. & Strand, S. (2016). Age and Violence Risk Assessment for Intimate Partner Violence: Is Age Really Just a Number?. Paper presented at 16th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), New York USA, June 21-23, 2016. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2016). Charing panel: Psychopathic traits and behaviour: Does gender matter?. Paper presented at Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 14-16, 2016. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. , Strand, S. & Andershed, H. (2016). Childhood maltreatment, school-related problems and psychopathic traits among offenders admitted to forensic psychiatric care. Paper presented at Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 14-16, 2016. [BibTeX]
McEwan, T. , Bateson, S. , Pettersson, J. , Selenius, H. & Strand, S. (2016). Enhancing Police Responses to Family Violence: A law enforcement and public health partnership. Paper presented at The Third International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health (LEPH2016), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 2-5, 2016. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. , Strand, S. , Storey, J. E. , Selenius, H. & Fröberg, S. (2016). Implementing effective police risk assessment and management for family violence. Paper presented at The Third International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health (LEPH2016), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 2-5, 2016. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. , Luebbers, S. & Shepard, S. (2016). Psychopathic features in young incarcerated females: Association with AD/HD, self-harm and childhood trauma. Paper presented at Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 14-16, 2016. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. , Strand, S. & Storey, J. E. (2016). Psychopathy and motive for violent offences: Offenders admitted to forensic Psychiatric care. Paper presented at Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 14-16, 2016. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2016). Psychopathy in female forensic psychiatric patients: a comparative study between samples from the Netherlands and Sweden. Paper presented at 16th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), New York, USA, June 21-23, 2016. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. , De Vogel, V. , Selenius, H. & De Vries, M. (2016). Risk Assessment in Women admitted to Forensic Psychiatric Care. Paper presented at 16th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), New York USA, June 21-23, 2016. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. , Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2016). Risk factors for intimate partner violence: A comparison of antisocial and family-only perpetrators. Paper presented at 16th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), New York, USA, June 21-23, 2016. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2016). Risk factors for violence in female forensic psychiatric patients: a comparative study between samples from the Netherlands and Sweden. Paper presented at 16th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), New York, USA, June 21-23, 2016. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2015). Assessing risk for violence in female forensic psychiatric patients. Paper presented at 15th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS 2015), Manchester, U.K., June 16-18, 2015. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. , Strand, S. & Selenius, H. (2015). Hur ökad kunskap om partnervåldsförövare kan förhindra våldsutsatthet. Paper presented at Brottsoffermyndighetens viktimologiska forskningskonferens, Stockholm, Sverige, November 10, 2015. [BibTeX]
McEwan, T. & Strand, S. (2015). Improving assessment in stalking cases: the SAS-R and the SRP. Paper presented at Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals Annual Conference (APATAP 2015), Bangkok, Thailand, November 2-5, 2015. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. & Strand, S. (2015). Institutional violence and self harm. Paper presented at 15th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Manchester, UK, June 16-18, 2015. [BibTeX]
Storey, J. E. , Strand, S. , Peterson, J. & Belfrage, H. (2015). Investigating the influence of victim vulnerability and gender on the assessment of intimate partner violence risk. Paper presented at 15th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Manchester, UK, June 16-18, 2015. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. , Strand, S. & Petersson, J. (2015). Recidivism among perpetrators of gross violation of a woman´s integrity in Sweden. Paper presented at 26th Annual Meeting of the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES 2015, "Police Governance and Human Trafficking", Pattaya, Bangkok, Thailand, August 8-12, 2015. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. & Strand, S. (2015). Reconvictions among forensic psychiatric patients being discharged or transferred from a high security psychiatric hospital. Paper presented at 15th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Manchester, UK, June 16-18, 2015. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & McEwan, T. (2015). SAS-R: A method to identify stalkers of concern. Paper presented at 26th Annual Meeting of the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES 2015, "Police Governance and Human Trafficking", Pattaya, Bangkok, Thailand, August 8-13, 2015. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. & Strand, S. (2015). Self-harm and aggression. Paper presented at 15th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Manchester, UK, June 16-18, 2015. [BibTeX]
Selenius, H. & Strand, S. (2015). Validation of the risk factors of the Female Additional Manual to the HCR-20 in a Swedish context, with a specific focus on psychopathy. Paper presented at 15th Annual Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS 2015), Manchester, UK, June 16-18, 2015. [BibTeX]
Peterson, J. & Strand, S. (2014). Creating a typology of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators: Using the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment guide. Paper presented at 7th Annual Conference, Association Of European Threat Assessment Professionals (AETAP 2014) Stockholm, Sweden, April 8-10, 2014. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2014). Policing Stalking. Paper presented at The 2014 Special Meeting of International Police Executive Symposium (IPES)  on “Policing by Consent”, Thirivananthapuram, India, March 16-20, 2014. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & McEwan, T. (2014). Risk and threat assessment of stalking: An introduction of the Stalking Assessment Screen (SAS). Paper presented at 7th Annual Conference, Association Of European Threat Assessment Professionals (AETAP 2014) Stockholm, Sweden, April 8-10, 2014. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2013). Honor related violence and risk assessment: How the police work to protect the victims. Paper presented at The 2013 Annual Meeting of International Police Executive Symposium (IPES)  on “Global Issues in Contemporary Policing”, Budapest, Hungary, August 4-9, 2013. [BibTeX]
Öhman, S. , Strand, S. & Amundsdotter, E. (2012). Processes of change linked to leadership and gender: the story of a group of Swedish female researchers. Paper presented at 7th Biennial International Interdisciplinary Conference, Gender, Work and Organization 2012, Keele University. Keel, Staffordshire, UK, June 27-29, 2012. [BibTeX]
Storey, J. E. & Strand, S. (2012). Risk Assessment for Violence Among Female Perpetrators of IPV: An examination of the B-SAFER. Paper presented at American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS), San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 14-17, 2012. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2012). Risk Assessment for violence: Police and Researcher working together to reduce violence. Paper presented at The 2012 Annual Meeting of International Police Executive Symposium (IPES)  on "Economic Development, Armed Violence and Public Safety". UN, New York, USA, August 5-10, 2012. [BibTeX]
Storey, J. E. & Strand, S. (2012). The Characteristics and Management of Women Arrested for Intimate Partner Violence. Paper presented at American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS), San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 14-17, 2012. [BibTeX]
Douglas, K. S. , Strand, S. & Belfrage, H. (2011). Dynamic Risk: Evaluation of the Nature and Predictive Validity of Change on the Clinical and Risk Management Scales of the HCR-20 violence Risk Assessment Scheme. Paper presented at 11th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Barcelona, Spain, June 28 - July 1, 2011. [BibTeX]
Olsson, H. & Strand, S. (2011). Forensic patients who lowered their risk for violence: Who are they?. Paper presented at 11th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS),Barcelona, Spain, June 28 - July 1, 2011. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2011). Risk Assessment for violence: Police and Researchers working together to reduce violence. Paper presented at The Rural Mental Health Conference, Melbourne University, Shepparton, Australia, December 9-10, 2011. [BibTeX]
Hasselborg, A. & Strand, S. (2011). Spousal assault and honor related violence. Paper presented at 11th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Barcelona, Spain, June 28 - July 1, 2011. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & McEwan, T. (2011). To be stalked by a person of the same gender. Paper presented at 11th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS),Barcelona, Spain, June 28 - July 1, 2011. [BibTeX]
McEwan, T. E. & Strand, S. (2011). Violence among female stalkers. Paper presented at Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, Wellington, NZ, November 17-19, 2011. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Belfrage, H. (2010). Are no-contact orders preventive of recidivism in spousal assault?. Paper presented at 10th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, (IAFMHS), Vancouver, Canada, May 25-27, 2010. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. & Strand, S. (2010). Measuring the Outcome of Structured Spousal Violence Risk Assessment using the B-SAFER: Risk in Relation to Recidivism and Intervention. Paper presented at 10th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Vancouver, Canada, May 25-27, 2010. [BibTeX]
Svalin, K. & Strand, S. (2009). Psychopathy and drug abuse. Paper presented at 9th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Edinburgh, Scotland, June 24-26, 2009. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. , Olsson, H. & Kristiansen, L. (2009). To decrease the risk for violence for patients sentenced to forensic psychiatric care. In: Ian Needham, Patrick Callaghan, Tom Palmstierna, Henk Nijman, Nico Oud, Violence in Clinical Psychiatry Proceedings of the 6th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry. Paper presented at 6th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry, Stockholm, Sweden, December 2-4, 2009. (pp. 275-277). Dwingeloo, The Netherlands: Kavanah. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Belfrage, H. (2008). Female Stalkers. Paper presented at 8th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Vienna, Austria, July 14-16, 2008. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. & Belfrage, H. (2007). Female spousal assault offenders. Paper presented at 7th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Montreal, Canada June 26-28, 2007. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. & Strand, S. (2007). Structured spousal violence risk assessment using the B-SAFER: Combining risk factors and victim vulnerability factors. Paper presented at 7th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, (IAFMHS), Montreal, Canada, June 26-28, 2007. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. & Strand, S. (2007). Validation of the guide for stalking assessment and management. Paper presented at 7th Nordic Forensic Symposium, Oslo, Norway, August 22-28, 2007. [BibTeX]
Lewin, C. , Belfrage, H. & Strand, S. (2007). Victims Not Cooperating in Police Investigations: The Case of Spousal Assault. How can They Be Persuaded To Cooperate?. Paper presented at 7th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Montreal, Canada, June 26-28, 2007. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. , Belfrage, H. & Douglas, K. S. (2005). The Validity of the HCR-20 in the assessment of inpatient violence in a forensic psychiatric maximum-security unit. Paper presented at 5th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Melbourne, Australia, April 18-20, 2005. [BibTeX]
Campbell, J. , Belfrage, H. , Douglas, K. S. & Strand, S. (2004). Multidimensional Scaling of the Psychopathy Checklist Screening Version in Swedish and North American Samples. Paper presented at 4th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Stockholm, Sweden, June 6-9, 2004. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2004). Psychopathic Personality Traits in a Samples of Female Offenders. Paper presented at 4th Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Stockholm, Sweden, June 6-9, 2004. [BibTeX]
Belfrage, H. , Fransson, G. & Strand, S. (2003). Management of violent behaviour in the correctional system using qualified risk assessments: Violence reducing effects possible without significant decrease of important risk factors for violence. Paper presented at 3rd Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Miami, USA, April 9-12, 2003. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. (2001). Interrater agreement of the PCL:SV: Is gender on the assessor more important than we know of when assessing psychopathy in female offenders?. Paper presented at Risk Assessment and Violence - Bringing Science and practice closer together, Sundsvall, Sweden, November 28-30, 2001. [BibTeX]