Anne Alvesalo-Kuusi
Professor, Sociology of Law
anne.alvesalo-kuusi@utu.fi +358 29 450 2839 +358 50 560 4229 Caloniankuja 3 Turku Office: 3104 |
corporate crime; criminal policy; law-making
Anne Alvesalo-Kuusi got her PhD from the University of Turku in 2003.
From 1996 to 2007 she worked as a senior researcher at the Police
College of Finland and until 2010 she held a similar position in the
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.
Anne Alvesalo-Kuusi has studied extensively in the area of economic and corporate crime control and criminal policy. In particular, her studies have focused on the problems of policing safety crimes and the misuse of migrant labour in Finland. Her areas of interest also include the control and regulations of work.
She is the Pi of several projects, most importantly LAWPOL, a research infrastructure that brings together political and legal documents related to public decision-making in one place and offers digital tools for their analysis.
https://lawpol.fi/en/
Inroduction to Sociology of Law and Criminology (Fi), Special Study Module for
Sociology of Law (Fi), Special Study Module for Criminology (Fi), Advanced Studies in Sociology of Law and
Criminology (Fi). Directs Doctoral Dissertations in Sociology of Law and
Criminology.
- ‘How would you define your sexuality?’ analyzing the questions asked in official asylum interviews with sexual minorities (2025)
- Psychology, Crime and Law
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Individual and organizational perspectives on white-collar and corporate crime (2025)
- Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Nuorten oleskeluluvan hakijoiden tulee saada luotettavaa tietoa oleskelulupaprosessista haun aikana (2025) Alitalo, Oona; Vanto, Johanna; Peltoniemi, Nea; Alvesalo-Kuusi, Anne
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Sosiaalisesti ja taloudellisesti kestävä lainvalmistelu sääntelykaappauksen kontekstissa – tapaus marjalaki (2025)
- Oikeus
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - White-Collar and Corporate Crime in North American and European Contexts (2025)
- Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - (In)credibly queer? Assessments of asylum claims based on sexual orientation (2024)
- Legal and Criminological Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lainvalmisteluasiakirjat kritiikin lähteenä (2024)
- Tiede & Edistys
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - The Importance of Theoretical Development Across Historical and Political Contexts (2024)
- Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Broadening our Understanding of Corporate Harms (2023)
- Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - The Importance of Context in Studies of Victimization and Offending (2023)
- Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Turvapaikanhakijat tiedontuottajiksi lainvalmisteluun: Alaikäisenä oleskelulupaa hakeneiden kuulemispilotti (2023) Alitalo Oona, Vanto Johanna, Peltoniemi Nea, Alvesalo-Kuusi Anne
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Yksityiselle turvallisuusalalle on annettu liikaa valtaa ja vastuuta (2023)
- Helsingin Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - A Smorgasbord of Normalizing State-Corporate Crime with a Touch of Corruption and Fraud for Good Measure (2022)
- Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Collectivized Discretion: Seeking Explanations for Decreased Asylum Recognition Rates in Finland After Europe's 2015 “Refugee Crisis” (2022)
- International Migration Review
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Dynamics of Social Harms in an Algorithmic Context (2022)
- International journal for crime, justice and social democracy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Justice, Power and Resistance Volume 5 (2022): Issue 3 (Dec 2022): Special Issue: Algorithmic harms (2022)
- Justice, Power and Resistance
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Lakitutka oikeudellisen tiedon lähteenä (2022) Alitalo Oona, Alvesalo-Kuusi Anne
(Other publication) - Lawradar: A research platform for Finnish law drafting and legislation (2022) Alvesalo-Kuusi Anne, Alitalo Oona, Peltoniemi Nea, Rytkönen István, Sjölund Marjaana, Laine Ossi, Tuovinen Teemu
(I2 ICT program or software application ) - Mihin kriminologin katse kohdistuu – Vastaamo-tapauksen monet kasvot (2022)
- Haaste
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Puettava teknologia ja yksityisyydensuoja työelämässä (2022)
- Defensor Legis
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



