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The Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge, UK, has a worldwide reputation for excellence in both research and teaching. Information about our teaching and research can be found on our courses and research pages. Further information about the Institute can be found using the relevant link.
The Institute, founded by Sir Leon Radzinowicz 50 years ago, was the first criminological institute in the UK and has exerted a strong influence on the development of the discipline. Many of the academic staff are international leaders in their fields. Staff hail from multidisciplinary international backgrounds and their interests cover a broad range of topics, please see individual's personal pages to read more on the research involved. In recognition of their outstanding research, Cambridge criminologists have been awarded numerous prestigious international awards.
The Institute is also home to the Radzinowicz Library, which houses the most comprehensive criminology collection in the United Kindgom.
Experimental Criminology at Cambridge
The University of Cambridge posts a 6 minute video made and narrated by Professor Lawrence Sherman with Greater Manchester Police Service regarding a patrol experiment...(read more) |
Alumni
If you are an alumnus of the Institute (MPhil, Diploma, MSt, PhD, Cropwood Fellow, or former Visiting Fellow or Scholar) we would like to stay in touch with you...(read more) |
News
- Professor Lawrence Sherman Speaks at the Royal Statistic Society on Statistical Issues in Child Protection. Read more here...
- CURRENT STUDENTS: Please note our 'Degree Programmes' pages can now be found under 'Current Students'
Seminars & Lectures
- On Probation: Helping, holding
and hurting offenders: Institute of Criminology Public Seminar Series
Thursday, 18th Feb 2010, 17.30 hrs
Speaker: Professor Fergus McNeill - Witness Statements and Credibility Assessments in the British Asylum Courts: Department of Social Anthropology, and Cambridge Socio-Legal Group
Friday, 19th Feb 2010, 16.15 hrs
Speaker: Professor Anthony Good, Professor Emeritus, Dept of Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh - Revisiting the Pains of Imprisonment: Institute of Criminology Public Seminar Series
Thursday, 25th Feb 2010, 17.30 hrs
Speaker: Dr Ben Crewe - Listening to the Crime Victim: Evaluating
victim input at sentencing and parole: Institute of Criminology Public Seminar Series
Thursday, 4th Mar 2010, 17.30 hrs
Speaker: Professor Julian V. Roberts - Meeting on ‘Modern Meta-analysis in various fields of application’
Wednesday, 14th Apr 2010, 14.00 hrs
Speaker: Professor Lawrence W. Sherman
Lent Term PhD Seminars
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Lent Term Seminars
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