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Prof Gelsthorpe 25 yrs service

24 March 2018

On 19 December the Vice-Chancellor held a reception at the Old Schools to recognise and celebrate all who have reached their 25th year of service to the University. Among those celebrating this milestone was the Institute's Deputy Director Loraine Gelsthorpe, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Director of the...

Professor Per-Olof Wikström Hon PhD

24 March 2018

On 19 January 2017 Professor Per-Olof Wikström received an honorary doctorate from the National University El Distancia in Madrid. This honour is awarded to those professionals who, due to their ability and personal and professional career, with national and international recognition, excel in the fields of science, technology, culture, teaching, research or any of the professional areas that provide value to society. (Photograph courtesy of the National University El Distancia, Madrid.)

New Researcher Aja Murray

24 March 2018

We are delighted to announce that Aja Murray, a researcher working with Professor Manuel Eisner, has been awarded the Emmanuel College 2017 Alan Wilson Research Fellowship in biological and medical sciences. Aja was chosen from a field of 580 applicants for the three-year fellowship. She will continue to work with...

Professor David P. Farrington to receive the John Paul Scott Award for aggression research

26 January 2018

David P. Farrington, Professor Emeritus of Psychological Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, has been selected to receive the John Paul Scott Award of the International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA).

A faculty for freedom: Criminology students could help reform policy

12 December 2017

"The more we study and understand people smuggling and the complex networks of criminals that surround it, the more effective the solutions will be".

Child Protection in the Secure Estate in England and Wales 1960-2016

12 December 2017

Loraine Gelsthorpe, Ben Jarman and Caroline Lanskey have joined forces with historians Lucy Delap (Cambridge) and Louise Jackson (Edinburgh) to investigate the historical and contemporary contexts that shaped approaches to child protection in the secure estate in England and Wales between 1960 and 2016.

Counselling domestic abusers cuts offending by third

27 November 2017

The BBC have reported on some very successful research by the Institute, which was led by Prof. Heather Strang . Click here or here to learn more. This research has also been featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour .

Merseyside Police discover 'sweet spot' solution to night time economy

27 November 2017

Read the article Here .

Professor Lawrence Sherman has been awarded a Wilbur Cross Medal

12 November 2017

Professor Lawrence Sherman has been awarded a Wilbur Cross Medal by Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Prof Gelsthorpe 25 yrs service

Professor Per-Olof Wikström Hon PhD

New Researcher Aja Murray

Professor David P. Farrington to receive the John Paul Scott Award for aggression research

A faculty for freedom: Criminology students could help reform policy

Child Protection in the Secure Estate in England and Wales 1960-2016

Counselling domestic abusers cuts offending by third

Merseyside Police discover 'sweet spot' solution to night time economy

Professor Lawrence Sherman has been awarded a Wilbur Cross Medal

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