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The Institute of Criminology is delighted the University of Cambridge has been awarded a rating of Outstanding following an OfSTED inspection of the Senior Leader Apprenticeships linked to the MSt in Architecture and the MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management.  Dr Peter Neyroud, Programme Director for the Criminology and Police Management…

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Newsletter.  The first edition is available here.   Read about what's been happening at the Institute, our Michaelmas Term seminars focusing on the crime and justice policies of the new British Government, interviews with alumni and the latest research.  

How can we leverage relational information to prevent youth violence? Professor Paolo Campana, Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, will lead an 18-month study on criminal networks and their influence on youth violence.Called ‘Breaking Youth Networks of Serious Violence’, the study is being conducted in collaboration with Cambr…

A new research project funded by the Dawes Trust and led by Dr Caroline Lanskey, an Associate Professor at the Institute of Criminology, in collaboration with the charity Prisoners Abroad, begins in October 2024.  Called ‘Desistance from crime after imprisonment overseas’, it will study the experiences of British citizens returning to the UK follow…

Congratulations to Professor Per-Olof Wikström, who will be awarded the 2024 ESC European Criminology Award in recognition of his lifetime contribution as a European criminologist at this year’s annual meeting of the European Society of Criminology in Bucharest.We also congratulate alumnae:•Laura Kennedy, who will receive the 2024 ESC Young Crimino…

The first chapter of this book from the Centre for Analytic Criminology is available to read for free until 20 September 2024.  Character, Circumstances and Criminal Careers: Towards a Dynamic Developmental and Life-Course Criminology was written by Per-Olof H. Wikstrom, University of Cambridge, Kyle Treiber, University of Cambridge, and Dr Gabriel…

Dr Mirian S.Orlando and Professor David P. Farrington will be presenting their book "Understanding and Preventing Recidivism of Young Offenders in Argentina. Springer Briefs in Criminology" at the Institute of Criminology in October 2024, (date and time to follow).  Abstract: The current book addresses the gap in the literature of “what works” reg…

Book now for the annual Nigel Walker Lecture with Keynote Speaker Professor Daniel S Nagin Guardianship, a key element of informal social control, is central to two influential theories in criminology and sociology: routine activity theory and collective efficacy. Two distinct forms of guardianship, reactive and preventative, should be distinguishe…

Inspiring Futures was a major ESRC funded research collaboration between researchers at the Institute of Criminology, the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance and leading arts organisations which investigated the meaning and impact of arts in criminal justice settings. Read the final report hereTwo short films on the project are available here a…

The Centre for Analytic Criminology is delighted to announce the publication of its latest book analysing data from the longitudinal Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study (PADS+) and testing Situational Action Theory (SAT):  Character, Circumstances, and Criminal Careers: Towards a Dynamic Developmental and Life-Course Criminolo…

Earlier this month Caroline Lanskey (University of Cambridge) and Yannick van den Brink (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) organized an online symposium for youth justice practitioners on ‘Inequality in youth justice decision making: A comparative study of underlying mechanisms and possible solutions’. During this symposium, they presented emerging fin…

Congratulations to Professor Friedrich Lösel who has received the 2023 Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement from the Division of Biosocial Criminology of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Friedrich, an elected Fellow of ASC, has previously also received the Lifetime Achievement Awards from the ASC Divisions of Experimental Criminolog…

The Institute is please to announce the second run of our PhD Conference, titles "Social Science Approaches to Crime, Harm and (In)Justice". The conference will take place on 22-23 April 2024 at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge.This conference is an excellent opportunity for PhD researchers to present their work in a supportive…

Dear colleagues, staff, students, visitors, and friends of the Institute of CriminologyWe wish you a peaceful, loving and joyful holiday season and a Happy New Year. Thank you all for the interest, support, and friendship of the Institute.Manuel Eisner, Director of the Institute of Criminology