FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS - This Call Ends on the 8th May 2008
British Society of Criminology Conference 2008
9-11 July 2008
Hosted by the Applied Criminology Centre
University of Huddersfield
Criminological Futures: Controversies, Developments and Debates
The title of the 2008 Conference reflects the breadth of contemporary criminology and the diversity of theoretical and applied approaches to analysing, explaining and reducing crime.
Whilst it is intended that the theme of the conference should reflect the broad range of current debates and controversies within the field of criminology, there will be a specific emphasis upon:
1) Building bridges between theory, research and practice
2) Technologies for crime detection and prevention
3) The role of practitioners
There will be three major plenary sessions. In the first, Professor Julian Roberts, University of Oxford and Dr Shadd Maruna, Queen’s University Belfast, will be talking about issues surrounding sentencing, rehabilitation and reintegration.
In the second, Professor Barry Goldson, University of Liverpool and Martin Narey, Chief Executive, Barnados will discuss the question of the use of evidence in relation to youth justice policy and the link between poverty and youth crime.
In the third, Professor Martin Gill, Director of PRCI and Professor Sandra Walklate, University of Liverpool, will address the culture of fear and surveillance: does it work?
Other highlights of the conference include a conference dinner speech by Professor Jock Young, University of Kent, entitled “The Criminological Imagination”. There will also be a number of book launches, a series of author/editor meets critics sessions and a conference dinner on the evening of Thursday 10th July, held at the Cedar Court Hotel, Ainsley Top, Huddersfield.
http://bscconference2008.hud.ac.uk
All other enquiries can be made by email to: criminologyconference2008@hud.ac.uk.
Or by post to:
Conference Administrator
Applied Criminology Centre
Central Services Building Floor 14
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate, Huddersfield
HD1 3DH
Huddersfield is a town full of character with a rich history and industrial heritage, captured by L.S. Lowry. It is set in the picturesque contryside of West Yorkshire and is only a short distance away from the breathtakingly beautiful Yorkshire Dales and Peak District.
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