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Read more at: Cambridge PhD student publishes study on public preferences towards punishment

Cambridge PhD student publishes study on public preferences towards punishment

27 January 2025

photo_institute.png Most people have a sense of justice and preferences about the punishments for crimes. Sometimes, these preferences are strongly felt and widely agreed across a population. Almost everyone wants to see serious offenders imprisoned, and this consensus is unlikely to change anytime soon. More often...


Read more at: Dr Adrian Grounds awarded Yale University Yochelson Visiting Professorship

Dr Adrian Grounds awarded Yale University Yochelson Visiting Professorship

22 January 2025

ag_1.jpg Dr Adrian Grounds, Honorary Research Fellow of the Institute of Criminology, was recently awarded the Yochelson Visiting Professorship at Yale University. The visiting professorship is granted annually by the Law and Psychiatry Division of the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine. It was created by...


Read more at: Cambridge PhD candidate publishes research on reforming immigration policy

Cambridge PhD candidate publishes research on reforming immigration policy

13 January 2025

andrew_fallone.jpg Andrew Fallone, a PhD researcher at the Institute of Criminology, has recently published two studies on migration in the 21st century. The number of people on the move are at the highest levels since the end of the Second World War.World War. Unfortunately, many of these people face challenges safely...


Read more at: New grant awarded to the Centre for Analytic Criminology’s 20-year study into the causes of crime

New grant awarded to the Centre for Analytic Criminology’s 20-year study into the causes of crime

13 January 2025

pads_logo.png The Centre for Analytic Criminology (CAC) has been awarded a grant by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to begin Phase 3 of the Peterborough Adolescent to Adult Development Study (PADS+). The CAC promotes theory-guided empirical research into the causes of crime to build a strong foundation for...


Read more at: New book by Criminology professor explores topic of sentence mitigation

New book by Criminology professor explores topic of sentence mitigation

9 January 2025

Leo Zaibert, the Andreas Von Hirsch Professor of Penal Theory and Ethics at the Institute of Criminology, has co-edited a new anthology on sentence mitigation. The book, titled ‘Responding to the Culpable State: Is Sentence Mitigation Appropriate?’, was produced in collaboration with Professors Julian Roberts from The...


Read more at: PhD student’s research helps reform Delhi’s process for lifetime sentencing

PhD student’s research helps reform Delhi’s process for lifetime sentencing

9 January 2025

karan_tripathi_photo.jpeg Research from an Institute of Criminology student has helped secure a significant legal victory in Delhi, India. A prisoner sentenced to life, Vikas Kumar Shukla, was granted premature release by the Delhi High Court. This is similar to parole in England & Wales. Shukla had spent 26 years and...


Read more at: Institute of Criminology staff and alumnae receive awards for their contributions to European criminology

Institute of Criminology staff and alumnae receive awards for their contributions to European criminology

1 December 2024

From 11 to 14 September 2024, the European Society of Criminology (ESC) hosted its 24 th annual conference in Bucharest. The Institute of Criminology’s Emeritus Professor of Ecological and Developmental Criminology, Professor Per-Olof Wikström, received the ESC European Criminology Award, while former PhD students Laura...


Read more at: Stacey Rothwell wins 2024 Government Science and Engineering Award for deployment of rapid video response in policing

Stacey Rothwell wins 2024 Government Science and Engineering Award for deployment of rapid video response in policing

18 November 2024

gse_award_44.jpg Stacey Rothwell, a former student on the MSt Applied Criminology and Police Management course, has won the Innovation Award at the 2024 Government Science and Engineering (GSE) Awards. She received this award for her research on implementing rapid video response with Kent Police. Rapid video response (RVR...


Read more at: David P. Farrington, O.B.E., Distinguished Criminologist and Scholar 1944 - 2024

David P. Farrington, O.B.E., Distinguished Criminologist and Scholar 1944 - 2024

13 November 2024

farrington_david_250.jpg David P. Farrington, O.B.E., was a towering figure in our field and a wonderful academic, colleague, and friend of the Institute of Criminology. He passed away on 5 November, at the age of 80, from Motor Neurone Disease. David joined the Institute in 1969, shortly after his PhD, initially as a ‘...


Read more at: Cambridge PhD candidate discusses how police can deploy AI tools effectively

Cambridge PhD candidate discusses how police can deploy AI tools effectively

12 November 2024

policing_insights_profile_picture.png With artificial intelligence (AI) becoming widespread in all sectors, police are looking to adopt AI tools. However, they need to be able to determine which of these tools are the most effective. Jacob Verrey, a PhD candidate at the Institute of Criminology, has published an article...