The Swedish Government decided on the 21 August 2025 to award Professor Emeritus Per-Olof H. Wikström the Medal of Reward in Gold of the Eighth Size with the inscription Illis quorum meruere labores ("To those whose deeds deserve it") for his many years of significant contributions to criminological research. The Illis quorum meruere labores medal is one of the Swedish government's most prestigious awards and is awarded to people who have made outstanding contributions to cultural, scientific and other public benefit purposes. The medal was instituted in 1785 by king Gustav III.
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