2017 was a year of many changes for HEUNI.
2017 was a year of many changes for HEUNI, The year started with the adoption of HEUNI’s new strategy, emphasizing the importance of producing information for evidence-based criminal policy. The year also marked the retirement of Dr Matti Joutsen, HEUNI’s long-term director. Matti left a long legacy and (quite literally!) big shoes to be filled. As Matti left for a leave preceding his retirement, I took over as the director of HEUNI as an interim director from June 2017 and officially from 1st January 2018. It is great pleasure to continue to build on the strong foundation that Matti developed for HEUNI both in terms of the strong substantive expertise of HEUNI, and the solid partnerships HEUNI has fostered over the years with key players in the field.
