Siv Rebekka Runhovde

• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2022). Changing attitudes: lessons for countering the trafficking of cultural objects. Global crime. ISSN 1744-0572. 23(4), p. 407–421. doi: 10.1080/17440572.2022.2117697. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2021). Perspectives on police specialization in art theft investigations. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. ISSN 1752-4512. doi: 10.1093/police/paab024. Full text in Research Archive
• Dahl, Johanne Yttri; Fyfe, Nicholas R.; Gundhus, Helene Ingebrigtsen; Larsson, Paul; Skjevrak, Pernille & Runhovde, Siv Rebekka [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Old, New, Borrowed and Blue - Shifts In Modern Policing. British Journal of Criminology. ISSN 0007-0955. 62(4), p. 931–947. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azab085. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This article analyses ambiguity and complexity in proactive policing practices and identifies the paradox that despite the focus on increasing proactivity, police work remains strongly reactive. Drawing on a set of Norwegian case studies of policing in different domains, the article shows how under an overarching objective of ‘combating crime’, the distinctions between non-coercive (mainly proactive) forms of prevention or (mainly reactive) methods such as investigation or intelligence are seen as unimportant. This creates a demand for professionals working across different crime types, leading to a shift towards high policing in everyday life and tension between experts and generalists. Other, unintended consequences include a fragmentation of tasks and a more general and abstract way of policing. The result is pluralization and multiagency partnership strategies, where the police conduct high-policing tasks and external actors conduct low-policing tasks. These findings point to the emergence of new forms of hybrid of policing.

• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2021). On the front-line: Controlling the illicit cultural heritage trade in Norway. International Journal of Heritage Studies (IJHS). ISSN 1352-7258. doi: 10.1080/13527258.2021.1950028. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2020). In the dark, all art dealers are grey: Discretion and rationalisation in the munch art market. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy. ISSN 2202-7998. 9(3), p. 1–14. doi: 10.5204/IJCJSD.1619. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2020). Risking Munch: The art of balancing accessibility and security in museums. Journal of Risk Research. ISSN 1366-9877. doi: 10.1080/13669877.2020.1801810. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The art of expressionist painter Edvard Munch has been the target of numerous thefts in Norway. This article considers the history of risk management in two victimized museums, and the influence of past challenges on contemporary views regarding the role of security. Empirical research suggest that the institutions studied, by giving priority to accessibility and art mediation, combined with unawareness of risk and lack of funding, have compromised security and inadvertently made the art a suitable target for crime. Demonstrating a reactive rather than a proactive approach to risk management, victimization and public exposure of security oversights have led to gradual policy changes in the museums. While stricter security has deterred thefts, several respondents described the response as over-securitization, with counterproductive effects on staff and visitors. Findings reveal that the responsibility to ensure public access, stimulate art appreciation and safeguard collections represents a conflict of interest between professionals working in museums that continue to challenge the development of preventative measures.

• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2020). Mind the gap! Decoupling between policy and practice in the policing of illegal wildlife trade. International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology. ISSN 0306-624X. doi: 10.1177/0306624X20967953. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Despite numerous promises and pledges at national and international levels to confront what many acknowledge as a crisis, illegal trade in wild plants and animals continues to grow and diversify. Empirical research conducted in Norway and Uganda from 2013 to 2015 indicates that despite the different circumstances in which law enforcement operates in the two countries, policing agents face a number of comparable challenges. Drawing on institutional theory the paper argues that decoupling, that is, gaps between official policies and daily work activities within the policing organizations, compromises enforcement in both countries. Challenges stem from conflicting demands, poor resources and want of guidelines that oblige officers to prioritize the control of illegal wildlife trade in practice.

• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2020). Myths of causality, control and coherence in the ‘war on wildlife crime. In Brisman, Avi & South, Nigel (Ed.), Routledge International Handbook of Green Criminology. Routledge. ISSN 9781138633803. p. 543–554. Full text in Research Archive
• Sollund, Ragnhild & Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2020). Responses to wildlife crime in post-colonial times Who fares best? British Journal of Criminology. ISSN 0007-0955. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azaa005. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2018). Merely a transit country?: Examining the role of Uganda in the transnational illegal ivory trade. Trends in Organized Crime. ISSN 1084-4791. 21(3), p. 215–234. doi: 10.1007/s12117-016-9299-7. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Uganda is repeatedly implicated in the illegal ivory trade as a transit territory for ivory destined for Asia. Interviews with law enforcement officers reveal that the size of seizures and means of concealment and transportation are varied, showing diversity in the trade’s level of organization and sophistication. Arguably, considerable processing takes place within Uganda in terms of stockpiling, repacking and organization of exports but investigations rarely lead to prosecution and conviction of those responsible. Findings demonstrate the intricate role and responsibility of transit countries and illustrate how the transnational ivory trade operates locally.

• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2018). Coda. Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal. ISSN 1741-6590. 14(1). doi: 10.1177/1741659017752584. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Photograph and short text commenting on Cold War era gas masks strewn across the floor in an abandoned school in the town of Pripyat, Chernobyl.

• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2017). Comparing discourse to officer perceptions: The Problems of war and militarization in wildlife crime enforcement. Critical Criminology. ISSN 1205-8629. 25(2), p. 275–291. doi: 10.1007/s10612-017-9360-0. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  ‘War’ has become a common model and metaphor for biodiversity conservation in Africa. By discussing the specific challenges of wildlife crime enforcement in Uganda, this article challenges the ‘war on wildlife crime’ discourse. It concludes that in the context of Uganda, the discourse is profoundly unhelpful because of a lack of alignment between the problems highlighted by Ugandan law enforcement officers interviewed and the solutions typically favoured in the ‘wars on crime’. Most wildlife crimes are subsistence-driven and interviewees’ requests are for basic equipment and conventional capacity building. Findings demonstrate that the language of war, militarization and securitization should be used with caution as it risks constructing an image of wildlife crime that is misleading—and one that prevents responses that are effective in the long term.

• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2017). Taking the path of least resistance? Decision-making in police investigations of illegal wildlife trade. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. ISSN 1752-4512. 11(1), p. 87–102. doi: 10.1093/police/paw026. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The article considers the level of professionalism in police investigations of illegal wildlife trade in Norway by identifying factors that influence the decision-making of investigators and prosecutors. It argues that with a lack of achievement targets, weak management of environmental crime investigation, and national laws that prevent the regulation of domestic trade in species covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, investigations become compromised. Inconsistent crime recording impedes the production of reliable statistics on the extent and distribution of violations, which likely has a negative effect on decisions to prioritize such cases. Many investigations result in fines, conditional discharges, or dismissals based on insufficient evidence or lack of prosecutorial capacity. However, the variations in the sample prevent reaching generally applicable conclusions about the overall state of investigations. Arguably, a lack of direction at the policy level leaves investigations vulnerable to systemic weaknesses, as they are largely dependent on the dedication of individual officers and local leaders.

• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2015). Seizures of inconvenience?: Policy, discretion and accidental discoveries in policing the illegal wildlife trade at the Norwegian border. Crime, law and social change. ISSN 0925-4994. 64(2), p. 177–192. doi: 10.1007/s10611-015-9596-0. Full text in Research Archive
• Stol, Wouter; Gundhus, Helene Ingebrigtsen; Runhovde, Siv & Rønning, Karianne (2011). Managebility of police patrol work in Norway : the problem of implementing community policing. .SIAK Journal - Zeitschrift für Polizeiwissenschaften und Polizeiliche Praxis. ISSN 1813-3495. p. 78–89. Full text in Research Archive
• Aas, Geir; Strype, Jon; Runhovde, Siv & Bjørgo, Tore (2010). Perceived safety in the public space : a survey of eight Norwegian municipalities and boroughs. In Cools, Marc (Eds.), Police, policing, policy and the city in Europe. Eleven International Publishing. ISSN 9789089743374. Full text in Research Archive

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• Roland, Håkon; Axelsen, Irmelin; Runhovde, Siv Rebekka & Didriksen, Kenneth (2024). CULTcrime: Samarbeid. Full text in Research Archive
• Larsson, Paul; Gundhus, Helene Oppen Ingebrigtsen; Dahl, Johanne Yttri; Vestby, Annette; Skjevrak, Pernille & Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2021). Policing organized crime. On the dialectics of regulation and the concept of crime. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2020). I mørket er alle kunsthandlere grå. p. 85–85. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2020). Sikkerhet i museer – en balansekunst. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2019). Stealing Munch. A Tale of Opportunities and Motives. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2019). Author Meets Critics: Climate Change Criminology. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2019). Losing Munch. A tale of neglect and criminal facilitation. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2018). Cultural heritage crime: A study on policing, prevention and security. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2018). «Krig mot krypskyttere»: en desperat og kontraproduktiv strategi. Miljøkrim : tidsskrift for miljøkriminalitet. ISSN 1501-5920. 21(2), p. 19–22. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2018). Cultural heritage crime A study on policing, prevention and security. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2017). War - what is it good for? Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2017). The Problems of War and Militarization in Wildlife Crime Enforcement. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2016). Ingen vet hvor mange CITES-saker politiet har etterforsket. Miljøkrim : tidsskrift for miljøkriminalitet. ISSN 1501-5920. p. 14–16. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2016). 'Just passing through? Illegal ivory trade in Uganda'. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2014). A Pleasant Surprise? Policy, discretion and accidental discoveries in enforcement of illegal wildlife trade at the Norwegian border. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2014). Policing the illegal trade in wildlife. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2013). Controlling the illegal trade in wildlife to and from Norway. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv (2011). Gjerningsmannsprofilering. Psykologisk tidsskrift. ISSN 1501-7508. p. 54–58. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv (2010). Avslutning. In Runhovde, Siv (Eds.), Tillit til politiet. Politihøgskolen. ISSN 9788278080733. p. 189–197. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Tillit til politiet er et sentralt tema både i samfunnsdebatter og internt i politietaten. Ulike målinger viser at den norske befolkningen har høy tillit til politiet. Vår kunnskap om hvorfor tilliten er høy er imidlertid mangelfull. Denne antologien er først og fremst en diskusjon av tillitsbegrepet; hva tilliten til politiet bygger på og hva den kan hevdes å være et uttrykk for. Blant spørsmålene som stilles er i hvilken grad tilliten kan tilskrives sosiale og politiske forhold ved det norske samfunnet eller om det er politiets egen innsats som avgjør tilliten i befolkningen. I tillegg behandles tillitsdimensjonen i forhold til enkelte grupper, og hvorvidt det å vise tillit til politiet kan kalles et reelt valg eller ikke.

• Runhovde, Siv; Larsson, Paul; Strype, Jon; Thomassen, Gunnar & Myhrer, Tor-Geir (2010). Tillit til politiet. Full text in Research Archive
• Aas, Geir; Strype, Jon; Runhovde, Siv & Bjørgo, Tore (2010). Perceived safety in the public space : a survey study of eight Norwegian municipalities and boroughs. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv (2010). Policing the illegal trade in endangered species : a reseach proposal. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv (2009). Offender profiling from a norwegian perspective : excerpt from a master thesis in criminology. Full text in Research Archive
• Egge, Marit; Ganapathy, Jaishankar & Runhovde, Siv (2008). Wanted! : recruitment of ethnic minority youths to norwegian police education. Full text in Research Archive
• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka & Skjevrak, Pernille Erichsen (2018). Kriminalitetsforebygging på norsk: En kunnskapsoversikt. Politihøgskolen. ISSN 9788278081372. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Hva kjennetegner kriminalitetsforebyggende arbeid i Norge? Denne rapporten presenterer norsk forskningslitteratur om forebygging av kriminalitet, men også forebygging av adferd og risikofaktorer der kriminalitet på sikt er ett av flere mulige utfall. Rapporten løfter fram hvilke strategier og metoder som anvendes i det forebyggende arbeidet på tvers av en rekke kriminalitetsområder, sentrale utfordringer på feltet samt hva forskningen sier når det gjelder direkte og indirekte effekter av kriminalitets forebyggende arbeid. Rapporten identifiserer dessuten kunnskapsunderskudd på feltet ved å synliggjøre områder hvor forskning på kriminalietsforebyggende innsats er begrenset.

• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2018). Illegal online trade in reptiles from Madagaskar. Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Endemic Madagascan animals are prized for their idiosyncrasies and rarity, and the island’s tortoises, geckos and chameleons are a particular focus of reptile enthusiasts. The international illegal trade in Madagascan reptiles is routinely conducted online, increasingly via social-media platforms. These sites offer traders a convenient way of connecting with a wide international customer base, where there is little internal monitoring and enforcement and access to information can be easily controlled. As a result, the internet facilitates a trade that already poses an acute threat to highly endangered species. At the same time, internet-based or internet-facilitated trade makes enforcing existing legislation designed to protect these animals much harder, due to the use of multiple platforms, the linguistic and technical barriers to monitoring these platforms, and the diffuse networks of sellers and buyers driving the trade which are not suitable to ‘kingpin’-driven enforcement tactics.

• Runhovde, Siv Rebekka (2017). Policing the illegal trade in wildlife. A study of Norway and Uganda. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Aas, Geir; Runhovde, Siv; Strype, Jon & Bjørgo, Tore (2010). Trygghet i det offentlige rom : i åtte norske kommuner og bydeler. Politihøgskolen. ISSN 9788278080764. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  I hvilken grad er folk trygge i lokalsamfunnet sitt, og hva er det som fører til utrygghet? Rapporten behandler disse, og flere andre sider av temaet trygghet i lokalsamfunnet. Forfatterne har et særlig fokus på trygghet i forbindelse med kriminalitet i det offentlige rom. Rapporten er tredelt og bygger på en gjennomgang av eksisterende forskning om befolkningens (u)trygghetsopplevelse, en spørreundersøkelse blant innbyggerne i åtte norske kommuner/bydeler samt intervjuer med kommuneansatte, politi og innbyggere på fire av stedene. Undersøkelsen forteller at det er et klart mindretall av de spurte som oppfatter kriminalitet som et stort problem i sin kommune, og utrygghet ved ferdsel ute om kvelden er noe de færreste opplever. Det er imidlertid kjønns- og aldersforskjeller i opplevelse av trygghet, og likeledes ser det også ut som om befolkningstetthet og urbanitet spiller en rolle for opplevd trygghet i lokalsamfunnene.

• Runhovde, Siv (2010). Tillit til politiet. Politihøgskolen. ISSN 9788278080733. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Tillit til politiet er et sentralt tema både i samfunnsdebatter og internt i politietaten. Ulike målinger viser at den norske befolkningen har høy tillit til politiet. Vår kunnskap om hvorfor tilliten er høy er imidlertid mangelfull. Denne antologien er først og fremst en diskusjon av tillitsbegrepet; hva tilliten til politiet bygger på og hva den kan hevdes å være et uttrykk for. Blant spørsmålene som stilles er i hvilken grad tilliten kan tilskrives sosiale og politiske forhold ved det norske samfunnet eller om det er politiets egen innsats som avgjør tilliten i befolkningen. I tillegg behandles tillitsdimensjonen i forhold til enkelte grupper, og hvorvidt det å vise tillit til politiet kan kalles et reelt valg eller ikke.

• Runhovde, Siv (2009). Gjerningsmannsprofilering : mellom samfunnsvitenskap og politiarbeid. Politihøgskolen. ISSN 9788278080634. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Gjerningsmannsprofilering er et hjelpemiddel i politietterforskning. Basert på analyser av en forbrytelse og et åsted, utarbeides beskrivelser av en sannsynlig gjerningsperson. At handling gjenspeiler personlighet er en grunnleggende forutsetning for gjerningsmannsprofilering. Psykisk sykdom forstås ofte som både en forklarende og en identifiserende faktor. Norsk kriminologi har derimot en sosiologisk forklaring og tendensen har vært sterk til å se bort fra patologiske forklaringsmodeller som knytter kriminell atferd til sykdom hos gjerningspersonen. Årsakene til kriminalitet anses først og fremst å ligge i fristelser og muligheter, og i interaksjonen mellom individ og miljø. Gjerningsmannsprofilering som et etterforskningsverktøy er kontroversielt. Et gjennomgående tema i rapporten er metodens vitenskapelige forankring i lys av kriminologiske avviksperspektiver. Flere sentrale problemstillinger som preger feltet behandles, samt metodens posisjon i Norge.

• Egge, Marit; Ganapathy, Jaishankar & Runhovde, Siv (2008). Hvitt eller bredt? : rekruttering av minoritetsstudenter til Politihøgskolen. Politihøgskolen. ISSN 9788278080597. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Mangfold i politiet handler om deltakelse og legitimitet, men også om verdiskaping og ressursutnyttelse. Det er et mål at politietaten har ansatte med ulik bakgrunn, slik at etaten i større grad reflekterer det samfunnet den opererer i. Politihøgskolens rekruttering av etniske minoriteter er økende; både i 2007 og 2008 ble i underkant av 30 studenter med minoritetsbakgrunn tatt opp. Det er imidlertid ved flere anledninger reist spørsmål om dagens kvalifikasjonskrav er de best egnede for å rekruttere de politimenn/kvinner etaten etterspør, og om opptaket i stor nok grad vektlegger alternativ kompetanse knyttet til oppvekst og kulturell bakgrunn. Rapporten har som intensjon å utfordre begreper som identitet, tillit, motivasjon og kompetanse for å klargjøre deres betydning for mangfoldrekruttering, og reflekterer over hvilke innsatsområder PHS bør prioritere i det videre rekrutteringsarbeidet

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