

Research Areas
- Child Rights and Juvenile Justice
- Criminal Gangs
- IT and Social Change
Current Research
Patrik Olsson’s research and teaching focus on aspects surrounding the rule of law within disparate socio-legal contexts by using socio-legal theory and methodological tools to understand the research areas in question.
His ongoing research is particularly focused on marginalized children and juveniles and their socio-legal conditions in some of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where everyday life is characterized by conflicts between criminal gangs, trafficking of drugs and arms, interventions by the police, and aspects of discrimination as well as social exclusion.
Brazil will also host the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the Summer Olympics 2016. Rio de Janeiro will get attention for its spectacular natural beauty but also for its deeply rooted social problems.
Selected Publications
- Olsson, Patrik, (2012), Children and Human Rights, in the Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology, DeKeseredy, Walter.S., & Dragiewicz, Molly. (Eds.). (2012). London: Routledge.
- Olsson, Patrik, (2012), Trafficking, child soldiers and globalization of the legal field, in Borders and Crime: Pre-crime, Mobility and Serious Harm in an Age of Globalization edited collection. McCullough, J., Pickering, S.,(Eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, Macmillan Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom
- Olsson, Patrik, (2008), Law and Cyber Society: Socio-legal perspectives on the Internet, in the Scandinavian Studies in Law Volume 53 – Law and Society (Wahlgren, P., ed.), 2008, pp.391-407, Stockholm, Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law.
Publications
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Att omsätta lag i handling : Polisens förutsättningar i det professionella handlingsutrymmet
Anna Sonander, Patrik Olsson
(2019) Perspektiv på barnkonventionen : Forskning, teori och praktik
Book chapterHate crime in the online/offline environment
Karl Dahlstrand, Patrik Olsson
(2015) , p.1-1
Conference paper: abstractAn Overview of Child Abuses in 3D Social Networks and Online Video Games : An Overview of Child Abuses in 3D Social Networks and Online Video Games
Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz, Miguel Vargas Martin, Patrik Olsson
(2012) Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices : Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices
Book chapterChildren and Human Rights
Patrik Olsson
(2011) Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology
Book chapterAdult Pornography, Male Peer Support, and Violence against Women: The Contribution of the “Dark Side” of the Internet
Walter DeKeseredy, Patrik Olsson
(2011) Technology for Facilitating Humanity and Combating Social Deviations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives , p.34-50
Book chapterCyberhate: the globalization of hate
Barbara Perry, Patrik Olsson
(2009) Information & Communications Technology Law, 18 p.185-199
Journal articleHate Crime as a Human Rights Violation
Barbara Perry, Patrik Olsson
(2009) HATE CRIMES The Consequences of Hate Crime, Vol.2 p.175-191
Book chapterLaw and Cyber Society: Socio-legal perspectives on the Internet
Patrik Olsson
(2008) Law and society / Scandinavian Studies in Law Volume 53 / ed. by Peter Wahlgren, 53 p.391-406
Book chapterLegal Ideals and Normative Realities : A case study of children's rights and child labor activity in Paraguay
Patrik Olsson
(2003) Lund Studies in Sociology of Law, 19
Dissertation
Background
Patrik Olsson obtained his PhD degree in sociology of law at Lund University in 2003 with the dissertation "Legal ideals and normative realities".