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Lena Landström's research and teaching primarily focus on criminal procedure and criminal justice, particularly examining legal responsibilities and the powers of police officers and prosecutors. She has been working in the Department of Law since 2001 and currently serves as the Deputy Head of the Department. Lena has previous experience in the Swedish courts system, where she completed her training as a judge and served as an associate judge starting in 1997, also working as a prosecutor from 1999 to 2001. Lena is a member of the disciplinary committee at Umeå University. Her research interests include policing within the context of criminal justice and the legal frameworks governing the responsibilities of police and prosecutors. She is currently engaged in the research project 'Victims of Racism,' studying police reports and preliminary investigative materials, as well as leading another project on policing in Sweden that investigates rule of law challenges posed by artificial intelligence and automation in EU border control. Lena also supervises master's thesis projects and advises doctoral students in law.
Umeå University, Department of Law • Umeå, Sweden
Teaching and conducting research in the areas of criminal procedure and criminal justice.
Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.