Join our next Lent Term public seminar next Thursday, where Professor Rachel Harmon, Director of the Center for Criminal Justice at the University of Virginia School of Law, will discuss 'understanding the role of commands in law and policing research'. www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/under...

Read our latest interview, with Dr Brandon Langley. Beginning as a student on the Policing MSt, he progressed to a PhD and is now an Affiliate Lecturer. Here he discussed the experience of teaching on his MSt course, and the new perspectives it gave him. www.crim.cam.ac.uk/news/intervi...

Our next Lent Term public seminar will take place tomorrow, with Dr Helen Kosc speaking about ‘Desistance as Temporal Work’, based on her survey of 150 prison-leavers from HMP Bullingdon. There is still space available on this seminar. Book your place now: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/desis...

Just under a month left to submit PhD proposals for our PhD conference, on the subject of ‘Critical crossroads: A criminology that confronts’. Submit abstracts by 15 March, via the QR code below or on our webpage: sites.google.com/view/phdcrim... Send questions to: [email protected]

Join Dr Helen Kosc in just under two weeks' time for our next Lent Term public seminar, where she will discuss 'Desistance as temporal work'. Based on her research into 150 men released from HMP Bullingdon, she will explore what desistance entails. Book here: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/desis...

Join Dr Helen Kosc in just under two weeks' time, for the next of our Lent Term public seminars, where she will discuss' Desistance as temporal work'. 🔗https://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/desistance-temporal-work-following-resettlement-journeys-150-prison-leavers-over-18-months

Monika, a Cambridge Trust scholar from our institute, has had new research published in Economic and Political Weekly, titled 'Feminist Legal Studies in India: A Case for Theoretical Engagement with liberal-normative Concepts'. Learn about the importance of this research: www.epw.in/journal/pers...

Tomorrow we will have the first of the Lent Term public seminars, given by Professor @stephenfarrall.bsky.social from the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, about New Labour's policy on crime and its effect on crime over individuals' life course. Learn more and book: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/explo...

One week left until the first of the Lent Term public seminars, given by Professor @stephenfarrall.bsky.social from the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, about New Labour's policy on crime and its effect on crime over individuals' life course. Learn more and book: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/explo...

The latest issue of our alumni newsletter has now been published, showcasing the diversity of our research at the Institute of Criminology. Read our newsletter here: news.cam.ac.uk/t/cr/AQiQkhI...

On 2-3 October 2025, Professor Leo Zaibert hosted a workshop on punishment theory and punishment practice, with Professors Alison Liebling and @bencrewe.bsky.social. They discussed the biggest questions about punishment in theory and practice. Learn more: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/news/leo-zai...

Join Professor @stephenfarrall.bsky.social for this year's first Lent Term public seminars on 12 February, titled 'The effects of New Labour’s social policy agenda on crime over the life-course'. Learn more and apply: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/explo...

We are pleased to announce our fourth annual PhD conference, titled ‘Critical crossroads? A criminology that confronts' on April 28-29, at the Institute of Criminology. We accept abstracts from PhD students of any institution in response to this theme. Submit here: sites.google.com/view/phdcrim...

If you are a senior justice professional, apply for the Executive Programme in Criminology, Sentencing and Justice. Running from 14 – 25 September 2026, this programme will explore cutting-edge research in criminology. Applications close 31 January 2026. www.crim.cam.ac.uk/executive-pr...

Applications for our Executive Programme in Criminology, Sentencing and Justice are closing soon. This two-week programme is ideal for senior professionals who want to make a difference in criminal justice. Applications are open until 31 January 2026. Apply: crim.cam.ac.uk/executive-pr...

Our newest alumni interview is with former Penology MSt student Joanna Foster. Foster had several years' experience working with adolescents who start fires. The MSt helped her hear from other perspectives in criminal justice and be challenged in her work. www.crim.cam.ac.uk/interview-jo...

Associate Professor @jakephillips.bsky.social and Hannah Gilman from Arden University produced valuable research on whole-life sentences in England and Wales. Their latest paper discusses how these sentences became common, and the implications of this trend. theconversation.com/why-whole-li...

Congratulations to MPhil graduate Emily Harrison, for receiving the Manuel López-Rey Prize 2025. This prize is awarded annually for best academic performance on the MPhil. Harrison was ranked first out of her year and wrote her dissertation on 10 years of the Modern Slavery Act.

Former MPhil student Atticus DeProspo is serving as a merits counsel in Ellingburg v United States, a landmark SCOTUS case challenging the retroactive application of restitution in US law. Learn more about this case and DeProspo's work: crim.cam.ac.uk/news/mphil-g...

Visiting Scholar Kofi Boakye has published groundbreaking research into Ghana's criminal justice system. His report on Ghana's death row system was influential in Ghana abolishing the death penalty. This success proves the importance of our research. Read more: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/news/visitin...

Want to become an innovator in the criminal justice system? Apply for our Executive Programme in Criminology, Sentencing and Justice. This two-week programme provides cutting-edge research to inspire future leaders in criminal justice. Learn more and apply: crim.cam.ac.uk/executive-pr...

Transcripts and video recordings are now available for the lecture given by Sir Max Hill on 30 October, about the current state of the criminal justice system and how to reform it. Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnP... Transcript: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/files/the_cr...

PhD student Shujing Shi won the Graduate Student Paper Award, given by the American Society of Criminology, for a chapter in her thesis about China's drug trafficking. The chapter explores levels of risk among participants in illicit drug markets. Learn more: crim.cam.ac.uk/news/phd-stu...

We are excited to announce that a new 2-week Executive Programme in Criminology, Sentencing and Justice is starting in September 2026 and is taking applications. All senior criminal justice professionals are welcome to apply: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/executive-pr...

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