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| British Society of Criminology | |
|---|---|
| Name | British Society of Criminology |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Field | Criminology |
British Society of Criminology is a learned society in the United Kingdom that supports scholarship and professional activity in criminology. It connects scholars, practitioners and policy-makers across universities, research institutes and public bodies, fostering dialogue between figures associated with Oxford University, Cambridge University, London School of Economics, University College London, King's College London and other institutions. The society engages with comparative and international networks including contacts in Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Toronto and Australian National University.
The society was established in the early 1970s amid institutional developments at University of Cambridge, University of Bristol, University of Manchester, University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow. Early convenors included academics who had worked with research centres linked to Home Office (United Kingdom), Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom), European Society of Criminology and collaborations with scholars from University of Oxford. The society's conferences and networks intersected with comparative projects involving United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, World Health Organization initiatives and exchanges with researchers at European University Institute and Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law.
The society's stated objectives emphasize advancing research and scholarship with partners such as Economic and Social Research Council, British Academy, Academy of Social Sciences, Research Councils UK and higher education providers including University of Birmingham and University of Leeds. It aims to support early-career scholars linked to doctoral programmes at University of York, University of Sheffield and University of Leicester, promote interdisciplinary work with practitioners from Crown Prosecution Service, National Offender Management Service and engage policymakers from Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Membership draws academics, students and practitioners from departments at University of Sussex, University of Nottingham, Queen Mary University of London, Swansea University and international affiliates at Universidade de São Paulo, University of Cape Town, King's College, Cambridge alumni and visiting scholars from Princeton University and University of Michigan. The society organizes specialist networks that mirror thematic clusters at centres such as Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Prison Reform Trust, Howard League for Penal Reform and connects to edited collections published by Routledge, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and SAGE Publications.
The society sponsors and endorses journals and edited volumes produced in collaboration with publishers like Palgrave Macmillan, Taylor & Francis, Wiley-Blackwell and academic journals hosted by departments at University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow. Its annual conferences are held at venues including British Library, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Manchester Central and rotate among host institutions such as University of Kent, Lancaster University and Goldsmiths, University of London. Keynote speakers historically have included scholars affiliated with Stanford University, New York University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania and leaders from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The society administers prizes and awards recognizing contributions comparable to honours given by British Academy and Academy of Medical Sciences; awardees have included researchers from University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, London School of Economics, University of Edinburgh and international peers from McGill University and University of Sydney. Awards acknowledge monographs published by Cambridge University Press, policy reports for Home Office (United Kingdom) and translational projects with organizations such as Nuffield Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Research promoted by the society has influenced reviews and inquiries involving Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom), parliamentary committees of the House of Commons, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in matters of sentencing jurisprudence, and international policy dialogues with Council of Europe and European Commission bodies. Collaborative projects have linked academic teams at Birkbeck, University of London, Royal Holloway, University of London, University of Liverpool and think tanks including Institute for Public Policy Research and Policy Exchange.
Governance is typically via an elected executive committee drawn from faculties at University of Warwick, University of Strathclyde, University of Portsmouth and trustees with affiliations to Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and professional bodies. Funding streams include membership subscriptions, conference fees, project grants from Economic and Social Research Council, charitable awards from Wellcome Trust and foundation grants from Leverhulme Trust and collaborative commissions from Home Office (United Kingdom) and devolved administrations such as Scottish Government.
Category:Learned societies of the United Kingdom Category:Criminology organizations