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Institute of Criminology
Institute of Criminology
TypeDepartment of the University of Cambridge
Established1959 (1959)
Parent institution
Faculty of Law
DirectorProfessor Manuel Eisner
Address
Sidgwick Site
,
Cambridge
,
United Kingdom
Websitewww.crim.cam.ac.uk

The Institute of Criminology is the criminological research institute within the

Cambridge, England. The Institute of Criminology building was designed by Allies and Morrison.[3] The Institute is also home to the Radzinowicz Library, which houses the most comprehensive criminology collection in the United Kingdom.[4] The Institute has approximately 50 PhD students, 30-40 M.Phil. students, and 200 M.St students. The Institute also offers courses to Cambridge undergraduates, particularly in law, but also in human social and political sciences and in psychology and behavioural sciences.[5]

History

During

Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge.[6] In 1959, as the field of criminology was met with increasing interest and success, Sir Leon Radzinowicz founded the Institute of Criminology with the support of a benefaction from the Wolfson Foundation and the Howard League for Penal Reform.[7]

Research centres

The Institute publishes the Cambridge Crime Harm Index (CCHI), which is the first system that measures the seriousness of crime harm to victims.[8]

  • Centre for Analytic Criminology
  • Centre for Community, Gender and Social Justice
  • Centre for Penal Theory and Penal Ethics
  • Jerry Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology
  • Prisons Research Centre
  • Violence Research Centre

Academic courses

The Institute offers a number of different courses,[9] including:

  • a nine-month taught M.Phil. Degree in criminology;
  • a twelve-month M.Phil. Degree in criminological research;
  • a two-year M.St Degree in applied criminology, penology and management (Cambridge Penology Programme), which is a postgraduate programme;
  • a two-year M.St Degree in applied criminology and police management (Police Executive Programme), which is a postgraduate programme;
  • a Ph.D. programme in Criminology;
  • various undergraduate courses for Cambridge students in law, psychology, and sociology, including a joint sociology/criminology degree.[10]

Notable people

  • Sir Leon Radzinowicz:[11] the Founder of the Institute of Criminology and the first Wolfson Professor of Criminology.
  • Sir Anthony Bottoms:[12] Emeritus Wolfson Professor of Criminology, former Director of the Institute, Director of the Centre for Penal Theory and Penal Ethics.
  • Ben Crewe:[13] Professor of Penology and Criminal Justice, Prisons Research Centre.
  • Manuel Eisner:[14] Director of the Institute, Wolfson Professor of Criminology and Professor of Comparative and Developmental Criminology, Director of the Violence Research Centre.
  • David Farrington: Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology
  • Loraine Gelsthorpe:[15][16] Emerita Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, former Director of the Institute, Director of the Centre for Community, Gender and Social Justice.
  • Alison Liebling:[17] Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Director of the Prisons Research Centre.
  • Lawrence Sherman:[18][19] Director of the Cambridge Police Executive Programme.
  • Heather Strang:[20] Director of the Lee Centre of Experimental Criminology.
  • Per-Olof Wikström:[21] Professor of Ecological and Developmental Criminology.

References

  1. ^ "Faculty of Law". Faulty of Law.
  2. ^ "About the Institute of Criminology". University of Cambridge. University of Cambridge. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Institute of Criminology Cambridge Architecture". e-architect. e-architect. February 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ^ "About the Institute of Criminology". University of Cambridge. University of Cambridge. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. ^ "History". University of Cambridge. University of Cambridge. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge". ART UK. ART UK. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Raven login". raven.cam.ac.uk.
  8. ^ "The Cambridge Crime Harm Index (CCHI)". University of Cambridge. University of Cambridge. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Graduate Admissions". University of Cambridge, Graduate Admissions. 17 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Undergraduate Courses in Criminology". University of Cambridge. University of Cambridge. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Radzinowicz, Leon, 1906-1999". The British Academy. The British Academy. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  12. ^ "The British Academy - Professor Sir Anthony Bottoms". The British Academy.
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  14. ^ "Research Gate". Research Gate, Manuel Eisner.
  15. ^ "ResearchGate". ResearchGate, Loraine Gelsthorpe.
  16. ^ "Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and the Environment". Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and the Environment. 26 April 2017.
  17. ^ "The British Academy - Alison Liebling". The British Academy.
  18. ^ "Outer Temple Chambers, Professional Associate". Outer Temple Chambers.
  19. doi:10.1146/annurev-criminol-032317-092409
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  20. ^ "Dr Heather Strang Appointed As AEC President — Institute of Criminology". 7 March 2019 – via www.crim.cam.ac.uk.
  21. ^ "The British Academy - Per-Olof Wikstrom". The British Academy.

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