Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich
Faculty
- Professor
- School of Criminal Justice
- 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
- 506 Baker Hall
- 655 Auditorium Rd.
- East Lansing, MI 48824
- (517) 355-2194
- kutnjak@msu.edu
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Biography
Sanja Kutnjak Ivković is Professor at the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University. She holds a doctorate in criminology (Ph.D., University of Delaware) and a doctorate in law (S.J.D., Harvard University). Dr. Kutnjak Ivković is has served as Chair of the American Society of Criminology International Division (2017-2019; 2019-2021), as Vice Chair (2009-2011) and Chair (2011-2013) of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences International Section, and is a co-founder and co-chair of the Law and Society Association Collaborative Research Network on Lay Participation. Dr. Kutnjak Ivković received the 2017 Mueller Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Criminal Justice, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences International Section. Her research focuses on comparative and international criminology, criminal justice, and law. Dr. Kutnjak Ivković is the author of Reclaiming Justice: The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Local Courts (Oxford University Press, 2011; co-authored with John Hagan), Enhancing Police Integrity (Springer, 2006; co-authored with Carl Klockars and Maria R. Haberfeld), The Fallen Blue Knights: Controlling Police Corruption (Oxford University Press, 2005), and Lay Participation in Criminal Trials (Austin & Winfield, 1999). Dr. Kutnjak Ivković is also an editor of Measuring Police Integrity (Springer, 2015; co-edited with Maria H. Haberfeld) and Contours of Police Integrity (Sage, 2004; co-edited with Carl Klockars and Maria R. Haberfeld). Her book Reclaiming Justice: The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Local Courts, co-authored with John Hagan, won the 2014 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences International Section Book Award. The Contours of Police Integrity book received the American Society of Criminology International Division Honorable Mention. 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; Law and Policy; Stanford Journal of International Law; Cornell International Law Journal; Crime, Law, and Social Change; European Journal of Criminology; Policing and Society; Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management; Police Quarterly.
Current Research
- Comparative Project on Police Integrity and Organizational Justice
- Book on Police Integrity in South Africa
- Worldwide Survey of Jurors and Lay Judges in Criminal Courts
- Study of Legitimacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Project on Immigrants and Trust in the Police
Areas of Expertise
- Police Integrity and Police Accountability
- Police Misconduct, Police Corruption, Use of Excessive Force
- Transnational/International Criminal Courts and Victims
- Participation of Citizens as Decision-Makers in Criminal Courts
- Comparative and International Criminology and Criminal Justice
Publications
Police Code of Silence in the Times of Change
Year: 2021 Authors: Kutnjak Ivkovich, S., Maskaly, J., Kule, A., & Haberfeld, M.R. Publisher: Springer

Juries, Lay Judges, and Mixed Courts: A Global Perspective
Year: 2021 Authors: Kutnjak Ivkovich, S., Diamond, S.S., Hans, V.P., & Marder, N.S. Publisher: Cambridge University Press

A Comparative Study of the Police Officer Views on Policing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
Year: 2021 Authors: Maskály, J., Kutnjak Ivković, S., & Neyroud, P. Journal: Policing: An International Journal

Explaining stress during the COVID-19 pandemic among Chinese police officers
Year: 2021 Authors: Wu, Y., Sun, I.Y., Kutnjak Ivković, S., Maskaly, J., Shen, S., & Neyroud, P. Journal: Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

A Comparative Study of Police Organizational Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Responding to Public Health Crisis or Something Else?
Year: 2021 Authors: Maskály, J., Kutnjak Ivković, S., & Neyroud, P. Journal: Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

Policing the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploratory Study of the Types of Organizational Changes and Police Activities Across the Globe
Year: 2021 Authors: Maskály, J., Kutnjak Ivković, S., & Neyroud, P. Journal: International Criminal Justice Review