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Read more at: Date Confirmed for the Families and Imprisonment Research Conference 2019
Date Confirmed for the Families and Imprisonment Research Conference 2019

Date Confirmed for the Families and Imprisonment Research Conference 2019

25 February 2019

The Families and Imprisonment Research Conference 2019 will take place on Tuesday 25th June. The conference will present key findings from the FAIR Study, alongside a range of expert contributors to the field of families and imprisonment.


Read more at: 'Murder map’ reveals medieval London’s meanest streets
'Murder map’ reveals medieval London’s meanest streets

'Murder map’ reveals medieval London’s meanest streets

28 November 2018

University of Cambridge criminologist Professor Manuel Eisner has plotted all cases of murder from the surviving rolls – covering the years 1300 to 1340 – onto a digital map of the old city to show for the first time the ‘hot spots’ of lethal violence in medieval London. First digital map of 142 murders recorded by city coroner in early 1300s shows Cheapside and Cornhill were homicide ‘hot spots’, and Sundays held highest risk of violent death for medieval Londoners.


Read more at: Cristobal Weinborn, 2018 Nigel Walker Prize Winner
Cristobal Weinborn, 2018 Nigel Walker Prize Winner

Cristobal Weinborn, 2018 Nigel Walker Prize Winner

29 October 2018

Dr Cristobal Weinborn, winner of the 2018 Nigel Walker Prize with his certificate Read more about institute awards


Read more at: safeguarding children in the secure estate

safeguarding children in the secure estate

16 October 2018

History shows abuse of children in custody will remain an ‘inherent risk’ – report


Read more at: Justice Service
Justice Service

Justice Service

11 October 2018

In glorious autumn sunshine, the centre of Cambridge came to a standstill on Sunday morning to allow a huge procession from Trinity College to Great St Mary’s Church. The occasion was a service to celebrate and commemorate all those involved in preserving law and order and delivering justice in the county.


Read more at: Prisoners to get bursaries to study at Cambridge
Prisoners to get bursaries to study at Cambridge

Prisoners to get bursaries to study at Cambridge

13 September 2018

The University of Cambridge is to launch its first bursaries for prisoners to study at the institution, under an initiative that could ultimately lead to degrees being delivered behind bars. The four £5,000 bursaries, provided by Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education in partnership with the Longford Trust charity, will support serving or former prisoners to join other students on courses that involve spending 14 days at the institute.


Read more at: A new assessment of the state of the evidence on Out of Court Disposals

A new assessment of the state of the evidence on Out of Court Disposals

11 September 2018

A new assessment of the state of the evidence on Out of Court Disposals by Dr Peter Neyroud, Co-Chair of the Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Coordinating Group and Lecturer in Evidence based Policing, has been published. The assessment was commissioned by the National Police Chief's Council of England and Wales ...


Read more at: Leaving Prisons in Faith; four people of faith prepare to leave prison and hope to rebuild their lives in the community.

Leaving Prisons in Faith; four people of faith prepare to leave prison and hope to rebuild their lives in the community.

11 September 2018

In this trilogy of films about four people 'Leaving Prison in Faith' we meet four people of faith preparing to leave prison and hoping to rebuild their lives in the community. In the first film - Hopes - Dr Ruth Armstrong takes us into HMPYOI's Feltham and Styal to meet a Christian man and woman and a Muslim man and woman...


Read more at: Professor David P. Farrington to receive the 2018 Herbert Bloch Award

Professor David P. Farrington to receive the 2018 Herbert Bloch Award

11 September 2018

David Farrington has been chosen to receive the 2018 Herbert Bloch Award David Farrington has been chosen to receive the 2018 Herbert Bloch Award of the American Society of Criminology. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the ASC and to the professional interests of criminology. David was President of ASC in...


Read more at: Dr Paolo Campana runner-up at the CUSU Student-Led Teaching Awards (Postgraduate Supervisor)

Dr Paolo Campana runner-up at the CUSU Student-Led Teaching Awards (Postgraduate Supervisor)

11 September 2018

Dr Paolo Campana, University Lecturer in Criminology and Complex Networks and Director of the Institute of Criminology PhD Programme, has received a commendation at the Cambridge University Student Union (CUSU) Student-Led Teaching Awards 2018 ceremony, as runner-up in the Postgraduate Supervisor category, from a shortlist...