Membership

Benefits of Membership

BSC members qualify for a range of benefits.

All benefits – including journals subscription - are back-dated to the start of the calendar year, regardless of when your membership commences.

Key benefits: 

• Subscription to the Society’s official journal Criminology & Criminal Justice including on-line access to the archives.  Full members also receive the British Journal of Criminology
• Regular e-bulletins and newsletters with information on criminological vacancies, events and news
• BSC members are entitled to discounted rates to attend BSC events (including the annual conference)
• BSC Members are eligible to be nominated for the prestigious British Society of Criminology Book Prize (£500)
• BSC Members are eligible to be nominated for the New Scholar Award in memory of Professor Brian Williams (£250).
• Access to searchable database of other members’ research interests
• Eligible for membership of one of the Society’s specialist networks to share knowledge and attend bespoke events
• Support and advice on ethical and professional matters
• Discounts with publishers (see below)

Discounts with publishers:

• Receive 25% discount on all SAGE books, and 50% discount on selected journals.
• A 15% discount with Willan Publishing
• 20% discount with Policy Press (see Members’ Area for code)
• A 20% discount with Cambridge University Press please visit their dedicated British Society of Criminology web page which is here: www.cambridge.org/britishsocietyofcriminology
• 25% off and free P&P on all Jones & Bartlett learning books (see Members' Area for code)

For postgraduate members:

• The Postgraduate Committee provides a network for postgraduate students to organise events, share common interests and problems (see tab on left of page)
• Members can apply for a postgraduate bursary to attend the annual conference free of charge.
• Each year the annual conference includes a ‘pre-conference’ for postgraduate students to examine the issues that are most pertinent to them.

Reciprocal Relationships:

We have reciprocal agreements with a number of organisations. For members, this means they can attend the other organisations’ events at the other organisations’ reduced member rate, and vice-versa.
The BSC has reciprocal agreements with: 

• The British Sociological Association
• Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology
• Social Policy Association

Membership Fees

Fees are as follows:

There are five categories of membership available:

i.e. Associate retired or not in full-time employment membership excludes the BJC subscription.

NB: Student membership is for full-time students who are in undergraduate or postgraduate education – on occasion you may be asked to provide evidence of this.

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British Society of Criminology Application for Membership

How to join:

Once you have completed the membership application form you will be sent a message containing the payment instructions.  The initial payment for membership fees can be made easily using our secure on-line banking system (PayPal).  You do not need a PayPal account or a credit card to use this facility.

UK members
Payment of subsequent membership fees is by Direct Debit. This is taken out in March each year.  Once we have received your initial payment we will send your welcome letter with a Direct Debit form and stamped addressed envelope. We will then be able to set up your Direct Debit for subsequent membership years.

Overseas members
 If you wish to continue your membership in future years please look out for our payment request in November.  We will contact you to confirm you wish to continue your membership for the following year and to collect your fees.  Overseas members who are able to set up a Direct Debit are offered the UK membership rate.  If you are able to do this please let us know. 

ALL members will have a common renewal date of the 1st January regardless of joining date. Membership runs from January - December and Membership Dues are collected on the 1st week day in March. Therefore cancellation must occur in December (or before) for notification of the coming year. Membership cannot be ended mid-year due to Journal Subscriptions.

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