Sanja Kutnjak Ivković

Sanja  Kutnjak Ivković
  • Professor
  • School of Criminal Justice | Co-Editor, Policing: An International Journal | Book Editor, Routledge Global Criminology and Criminal Justice Book Series
  • SJD 2002, Harvard Law School
  • LLM 1997, Harvard Law School
  • PhD 1995, University of Delaware
  • MA 1992, University of Delaware
  • LLB 1987, University of Zagreb

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Biography

Sanja Kutnjak Ivković is a Professor at the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, USA. Dr. Kutnjak Ivković serves as a Co-Editor of Policing: An International Journal. She holds a doctoral degree in criminology (Ph.D., University of Delaware) and a doctoral degree in law (S.J.D., Harvard University). Dr. Kutnjak Ivković received the 2017 Mueller Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Criminal Justice, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences International Section. She has served as the Chair of the Division of International Criminology, American Society of Criminology (2017-2019; 2019-2021) and the Chair of the International Division, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2011-2013). Dr. Kutnjak Ivković has co-authored/co-edited 14 books and published over 80 journal articles and 50 book chapters. Her work has appeared in leading academic and law journals such as the Law and Society Review; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; Criminology and Public Policy; Stanford Journal of International Law; Policing and Society; Policing: An International Journal; Policing: A Journal of Police and Practice; Police Quarterly.


Current Research

  • Policing during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Police Integrity and Organizational Justice
  • Worldwide Exploration of Jurors and Lay Judges in Criminal Courts
  • Immigrants and Trust in the Police

Areas of Expertise

  • Police Integrity and Police Accountability
  • Police Misconduct, Police Corruption, Use of Excessive Force
  • Participation of Citizens as Decision-Makers in Criminal Courts
  • Comparative and International Criminology and Criminal Justice

Selected Publications

Kutnjak Ivković, S., Maskály, J., Donner, C. M., Neyroud, P., and J. Roch (2024). Policing the Pandemic. London and New York: Routledge.

Sun I.Y., Wu Y., Shen S., Kutnjak Ivković, S., Maskály J., and P. Neyroud (2023). Police officers’ preferences for enforcing COVID-19 regulatory violations: The impact of organizational support, psychological conditions, and public compliance. Crime and Deliquency, Feb 20, 2023: 10.1177/00111287231155923.

Kutnjak Ivković, S., Bennett, R.R., Maskály, J., Liu, Y.V., Dunn, K., Nam, Y., and S. Morgan (2023). Patterns and profiles in faculty publication productivity. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 35(3): 564-587.

Kutnjak Ivković, S., Maskály, J., Kule, A., and M.R. Haberfeld (2022). Police Code of Silence in the Times of Change. New York: Springer.

Kutnjak Ivković, S., Diamond, S.S., Hans, V. P., and N. S. Marder (Eds.) (2021). Juries, Lay Judges, and Mixed Courts: A Global Perspective. New York: Cambridge University Press.