Maija Helminen
PhD, MSc. (Crim), MSc. (Admin)
civil society; criminal policy; criminology; legislative studies; penal policy; qualitative research
I'm currently working with two research projects, PENVOL (funded by Nordic Research Council of Criminology and the Finnish Cultural Foundation Varsinais-Suomi Regional Fund) and SILE (funded by the Strategic Research Council within Finnish Academy). PENVOL examines cooperation between Finnish Criminal Sanctions Agency and third sector organizations and SILE explores the participation of so called silent agents in law-drafting, the ways to develop participation of silent agents in law-drafting and the effects of legislation on silent agents. SILE is a consortium formed by University of Helsinki, University of Turku, University of Lapland, Finnish institute for health and welfare and Frisky & Anjoy. In SILE-project I research law-drafting concerning prisoners, the ways to improve participation of prisoners in law-drafting and the effects of legislation on prisoners' lives.
Read more about PENVOL at: utu.fi/penvol/ and SILE at: https://www.hiljaisettoimijat.fi/
- The Penal Voluntary Sector’s Role in the Nordic Countries : A Shadow State? (2024) Transformations of European Welfare States and Social Rights : Regulation, Professionals, and Citizens Olesen Annette, Helminen Maija, Bäcklin Emy
- Rikosseuraamusala hyötyy yhteistyöstä kolmannen sektorin kanssa monin tavoin (2021)
- Haaste
- Rikosseuraamusala on riippuvainen kolmannen sektorin toimijoista (2021) Helminen Maija, Kilpeläinen Mia
- Ulkomaalaislain ja sen soveltamiskäytännön muutosten yhteisvaikutukset kansainvälistä suojelua hakeneiden ja saaneiden asemaan (2021) Pirjatanniemi Elina, Lilja Inka, Helminen Maija, Vainio Kristiina, Lepola Outi, Alvesalo-Kuusi Anne
- Carina Gallo and Kerstin Svensson: Victim Support and the Welfare State (Book review) (2020)
- International Review of Victimology
- Tutkittu tieto kriminaalipoliittisissa lakihankkeissa (2020) Helminen M, Lundell S, Alvesalo-Kuusi A
- Exploring Autonomy in the Finnish and New Zealand Penal Voluntary Sectors: The Relevance of Marketisation and Criminal Justice Policy Environments in Two Penal Voluntary Sector Organisations (2019)
- Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
- Finnish civil society organizations in criminal justice - exploring their possibilities to fulfil mission values and maintain autonomy from a comparative perspective (2019) Helminen Maija
- 'We need to make sure that we are always something else': Victim support organisations and the increasing responsibility of the state in supporting crime victims in Finland and Norway (2019)
- International Review of Victimology
- Exploring the Role of Civil Society Organizations in Nordic and Neoliberal Anglo-Saxon Welfare Societies: A Comparison of Finnish KRITS and New Zealand NZPARS (2018) NSfK’s 60. Research Seminar 14. - 16. May 2018, Hotel Rantapuisto, Helsinki Maija Helminen, Alice Mills
- Advocating the ‘Good’ Criminal Justice System.The Involvement and Ideas of Civil Society Organisations in Formulating Finnish Criminal Policy (2017)
- Retfaerd: Nordisk Juridisk Tidsskrift
- Joogaa vankiloissa vapaaehtoisten voimin (2017)
- Ananda: jooga, henkisyys, meditaatio, kasvisruoka
- Victim support organisations and the increasing responsibility of the state in supporting crime victims in Finland and Norway (2017) Migration and Criminology: Migration has become a central societal issue in all Nordic countries. How can contemporary Nordic criminology contribute to this discussion? Maija Helminen
- Nordic and Scottish Civil Society Organisations Working with Offenders and the Effects of Service Delivery: Is Pursuing Mission Impossible Whilst Bidding for Contracts? (2016)
- Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
- Funding and Third Sector Organisations Working With Offenders: Some Observations from Scandinavia and Scotland (2015)
- Scottish justice matters
- Who Participate in Decision-Making in Finnish Criminal Policy? – Some Observations about a Study concerning legislative drafting in the area of criminal policy particularly from the civil society organisations point of view (2015) Hvad er lov - hvad bor blive lov? Kriminalisering og regulering i de nordiske velfaerdssamfund Maija Helminen
- Rikosseuraamusalan järjestöt ja muuttuva rahoituspohja (2014)
- Haaste
- The Role of Civil Society Organizations Working with Ex-Offenders in Criminal Justice - A Comparative Study between Finland, Norway, Sweden and Scotland (2014) NSfKs 56. forskerseminar Maija Helminen
- Kriminologia tarvitsee itsetutkiskelua (2013)
- Haaste
- Researching the roles of third sector organizations in criminal policy and in criminal justice: Methodological issues in a study to victim and offender organizations (2013) NSfKs 55. forskeseminar: Methodologies and methods in criminology Maija Helminen
