Obituary: Professor Donald J. West

Book Launch: 'Life Imprisonment from Young Adulthood: Adaptation, Identity and Time'

Following the recent publication of their new book, 'Life Imprisonment from Young Adulthood: Adaptation, Identity and Time', Professor Ben Crewe, Dr Susie Hulley, and Dr Serena Wright recently took part in a Q&A Session hosted by Professor Alison Liebling from the Prison Research Centre.

Professor Donald J. West

The Institute is very sad to report the death of Professor Donald West, MD, LittD, FRCPsych, who died 31st January, 2020, age 95. Professor West spent most of his academic career at the Institute of Criminology although he originally trained as a psychiatrist. His work covered Clinical Criminology, Parapsychology, and Psychology. The famous Cambridge longitudinal Delinquency Study was originally directed by Donald West, with Professor David Farrington becoming the Director of the study in 1969.

BBC report on research that police patrols at Underground stations in London helps reduce crime

Research presented in a paper co-authored by Dr Barak Ariel (Institute of Criminology), Professor Lawrence Sherman (Institute of Criminology), and Mark Newton suggests that four 15-minute patrols per day at crime hot spots on the London Underground created a "phantom effect" lowering crime throughout the day.

Professor Loraine Gelsthorpe particpates in a BBC Radio 4 Postive Thinking discussion

A Message from the Director of the Institute of Criminology

Statement from the Institute of Criminology following the incident at London Bridge on Friday 29 November 2019