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Institute of Criminology
2M ago
2024_cccc.jpg The Centre for Analytic Criminology is delighted to announce the publication of its latest book analysing data from the longitudinal Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study (PADS+) and testing Situational Action Theory (SAT): Character, Circumstances, and Criminal Careers: Towards a Dynamic ..read more
Institute of Criminology
2M ago
Earlier this month Caroline Lanskey (University of Cambridge) and Yannick van den Brink (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) organized an online symposium for youth justice practitioners on ‘Inequality in youth justice decision making: A comparative study of underlying mechanisms and possible solutions’. During this symposium ..read more
Institute of Criminology
3M ago
prof._losel_award_photo.jpg Congratulations to Professor Friedrich Lösel who has received the 2023 Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement from the Division of Biosocial Criminology of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Friedrich, an elected Fellow of ASC, has previously also received the Lifetime Achievement ..read more
Institute of Criminology
3M ago
phd_conference_2024.jpg The Institute is please to announce the second run of our PhD Conference, titles "Social Science Approaches to Crime, Harm and (In)Justice". The conference will take place on 22-23 April 2024 at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. This conference is an excellent opportunity for ..read more
Institute of Criminology
4M ago
Dear colleagues, staff, students, visitors, and friends of the Institute of Criminology We wish you a peaceful, loving and joyful holiday season and a Happy New Year. Thank you all for the interest, support, and friendship of the Institute. Manuel Eisner, Director of the Institute of Criminology collage_1_25.jpg ..read more
Institute of Criminology
4M ago
Professor Emeritus Per-Olof H Wikström has been awarded the Beccaria Medal for “exceptionally outstanding contributions to criminology as a discipline” by the Criminological Society of German speaking countries (Austria, Germany, and Switzerland). The award will be presented to Professor Wikström at the Society’s ..read more
Institute of Criminology
6M ago
Wolfson Fellow Dr Peter Neyroud – Associate Professor in Evidenced-based policing at the Institute of Criminology – has become the 2023 Robert Boruch award winner. The Robert Boruch award is made annually by the Campbell Collaboration for distinctive contributions to research that informs global public policy. The Campbell ..read more
Institute of Criminology
10M ago
On behalf of colleagues, students and visitors Professor Manuel Eisner , Director of the Institute of Criminology extended heartfelt congratulations to Loraine for receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award 2023 for her extensive and wide-ranging research on criminological topics, enhancing the discipline’s interests on ..read more
Institute of Criminology
1y ago
The members of the selection committee for the annual Nigel Walker Prize , have awarded this year’s prize to: Dr Eleanor Brown , for her PhD: ‘ Prison segregation: The limits of law and legal reform ". The Nigel Walker Prize is awarded for an outstanding written contribution in a PhD, in the field of Criminology, by a ..read more
Institute of Criminology
1y ago
pampaige_newsresize.jpg We note, with great sadness, the passing of Pam Paige who worked in the Institute as the Director’s Secretary from 1973, firstly with the late Profe ssor Nigel Walker, and then with Professor Sir Anthony Bottoms. Pam died peacefully on 22 nd February. She gave many years of dedicated care and ..read more