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medieval_murder.png The Institute of Criminology’s Medieval Murder Maps have uncovered new evidence surrounding the murder of John Forde in London in 1337. It now appears that the noblewoman Ela Fitzpayne plotted the murder. Prior to Forde’s murder, the Archbishop of Canterbury claimed he was Fitzpayne’s suitor. Fitzpayne...

headshot_profile_pic_large.jpg Dr Susie Hulley, a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Criminology, received funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to pursue a Policy Fellowship with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The aims of the Policy Fellowship are to improve knowledge exchange between government...

On 21 February 2025, Professor Alison Liebling’s new book manuscript was the subject of a day-long workshop at the British Academy in London. The Institute’s Centre for Penal Theory and Ethics supported the workshop, which was organised by the Centre’s Director Professor Leo Zaibert and Professor Antony Duff from the...

picture2.jpg We were sad to hear of the passing of former Institute of Criminology Librarian Dr Martin Wright. Martin was the Librarian of the Institute at a crucial stage of its early development. He was appointed in circa 1963 and held the post until 1971. Although Martin’s main achievements came after he had left the...