Janne Vepsäläinen

Latest publications

• Early-Life Adversities and Youth Offending Patterns

  Vepsäläinen, J., Aaltonen, M., Ellonen, N., Kaakinen, M. & Martikainen, P., Mar 2026, In: International Criminology. 6, 1, p. 33-50 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Hate crime offending among European youth: Prevalence and risk factors

  Kaakinen, M., Kivivuori, J., Vepsäläinen, J., Haen Marshall, I. & Enzmann, D., Mar 2026, In: European Journal of Criminology. 23, 2, p. 297-320 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Cybercrime Correlates Among Adolescents in Europe and South America: A Cross-National Analysis Based on Situational Action Theory

  Vepsäläinen, J., Kaakinen, M., Ellonen, N., Arbach, K., Bazon, M. R., Hazel, N., Kivivuori, J., Kokoravec Povh, I., Langeland, C. L., Markina, A., Meško, G., Rodríguez, J. A., Valdimarsdóttir, M. & Oksanen, A., 17 Nov 2025, In: Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. 41, 4, p. 661–678 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Does cybercrime indicate serious offending behavior? A cross-national comparative analysis of cybercrime severity

  Vepsäläinen, J., Kaakinen, M., Oksanen, A., Savolainen, I., Markina, A., Langeland, C. L., Meško, G., Kokoravec Povh, I. & Valdimarsdóttir, M., 2025, Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2025. Association for Information Systems, Vol. 6. p. 4162-4171 10 p. (Americas Conference on Information Systems).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

• Lonely gamble: A longitudinal study of loneliness, gambling to escape and problem gambling

  Hagfors, H., Kaakinen, M., Savolainen, I., Vepsäläinen, J. & Oksanen, A., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 14, 2, p. 972-981 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Vihapuheen tuottajat rikoksentekijöinä: Vihapuhe, rikoskäyttäytyminen ja viharikollisuus suomalaisnuorten keskuudessa

  Kaakinen, M., Vepsäläinen, J., Vauhkonen, T. & Räsänen, P., 2025, Vihapuhe: Syyt, seuraukset ja kontrollointi . Hyttinen, T. & Hannonen, J. (eds.). Gaudeamus, p. 34–50 17 p. 2

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

• From online hate speech to offline hate crime? Testing individual-level associations with a nationally representative sample of adolescents aged 15-17

  Kaakinen, M., Vauhkonen, T., Vepsäläinen, J. & Räsänen, P., 17 Oct 2024, Research Handbook on Hate and Hate Crimes in Society. Hawdon, J. & Castello, M. (eds.). Edward Elgar, p. 250-262 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

• Online communities as a risk factor for gambling and gaming problems: A five-wave longitudinal study

  Vepsäläinen, J., Kaakinen, M., Savolainen, I., Hagfors, H., Vuorinen, I. & Oksanen, A., Aug 2024, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 157, 108246.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Viharikosten tekijät

  Translated title of the contribution: Perpetrators of Hate CrimeVepsäläinen, J., Kaakinen, M., Vauhkonen, T., Näsi, M. & Kirjonen, A., 2023, Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. 49 p. (Oikeusministeriön julkaisuja, Selvityksiä ja ohjeita; vol. 2023:26)

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report