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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ‘...

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...

Sad News: Passing of David Farrington OBE, Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology

7 November 2024

We share the very sad news of the passing of our dear colleague and friend David Farrington, who passed away on 5 November 2024. During his career, David made extraordinarily significant contributions to criminology as one of the top leaders in our field. David was an endlessly curious and innovative researcher, who pushed...

Airbnb rentals linked to increased crime rates in London neighbourhoods

25 October 2024

Abstract Private short-term letting via Airbnb has exploded in the last decade, yet little is known about how this affects neighborhood crime rates. We estimate the association between Airbnb short-term letting activity and six types of police-reported crime in London, as well as an intervening mechanism, collective...

Cambridge PhD candidate publishes research on reforming immigration policy

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

New book by Criminology professor explores topic of sentence mitigation

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

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

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

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

Cambridge PhD candidate discusses how police can deploy AI tools effectively

Sad News: Passing of David Farrington OBE, Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology

Airbnb rentals linked to increased crime rates in London neighbourhoods

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