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Research at the Institute

The Institute hosts six highly productive research centres: the Prisons Research Centre, the Centre for Analytic Criminology, the Centre for Penal Theory and Penal Ethics, the Violence Research Centre, the Jerry Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology, and the Centre for Community, Gender and Social Justice.

PhD Courses

The Institute of Criminology offers both full-time and part-time PhD degree courses.

MSt Courses

The Institute offers two MSt Courses: a MSt in Applied Criminology, Penology and Management and a MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management.

MPhil Courses

The Institute offers two MPhil Courses: a one-year (10 month) M.Phil in Criminology, and a one-year (12 month) MPhil in Criminological Research.

Undergraduate Courses

The Institute offers several undergraduate courses for students in Sociology and Law including a new joint Sociology/Criminology degree

Latest news

Fishmonger's Hall: Remembering

29 November 2021

Applications are now invited for the Andreas von Hirsch Professorship of Penal Theory and Ethics

12 November 2021

Manuel López-Rey Graduate Prize 2020-21 announced

11 October 2021

Research undertaken by MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management students demonstrates that just 15-minutes a day on foot patrol reduces serious violence in crime 'hot spots'.

21 September 2021

Professor Loraine Gelsthorpe receives a lifetime award from the European Society of Criminology

26 July 2021

A major gift to the Institute establishes a new professorship in Penal Theory and Ethics

15 July 2021

New research shows that urban crime fell by over a third around the world during COVID-19 shutdowns

3 June 2021

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MESSAGES FROM THE INSTITUTE

Two-year (part-time) Masters course in Applied Criminology, Penology & Management - Applications are now open!

The course is designed to meet the needs of senior and aspiring leaders working in prisons, probation, law, the magistracy and other related areas of criminal justice, including the third & voluntary sectors. Further details here: https://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/course/mst-applied-criminology-penology-and-management Application closing date is 14 Janaury 2022. Please contact mst.administration@crim.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions.