The Brian Williams Prize 2008
Re-launched for 2008 - Papers from the British Criminology Conference
An Online Journal Published by the British Society of Criminology
Criminology Book Prize 2008
Call for Tenders: Annual Meeting of the BSC 2010
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY
The Brian Williams Prize 2008
Nominations are invited from members of the British Society of Criminology for the Brian Williams Prize 2008. The prize has been established this year to honour the memory of Dr. Brian Williams, who was Professor of Community Justice and Victimology at De Montfort University, and who died tragically in 2007. The prize reflects the desire of the British Society of Criminology to encourage and recognise the achievements of new members of the criminology profession. It will be awarded to a “new” scholar who is the author of a criminological article published in a refereed academic journal during 2007. The winning article will be adjudged by the judging panel to meet the criteria for the award and to be the best such article published in that year (see below for detailed eligibility criteria). The Society reserves the right not to make the award if the judging panel considers that no nominated article is of sufficient merit to warrant the award. The prize, £250 in cash, will be awarded at the British Society of Criminology Conference 2008, to be held from 9 to 11 July at the University of Huddersfield.
The judging panel will be looking for a journal article which shows evidence of particular distinction and/or innovation in methodology or theorising in the general field of criminology, or in the application of criminological theory or research to crime policy or penal practice. In essence, the winning article must make a valuable contribution to the further development of criminology.
The general criteria for eligibility are as follows:
- The nominated article must be sole-authored, and have been published in a refereed journal between 1st January 2007 and 31st December 2007.
- The author of the article must currently hold a teaching or research position at a UK university or other higher education institution, and be within five years of his or her first appointment to any such position.
- The nominated article should be directly concerned with the subject area of criminology.
- Authors may self-nominate. Others may nominate with the permission of the author.
- Nominated authors and other nominators must be members of the British Society of Criminology and ordinarily resident in the UK.
- Only one entry is allowed per person.
Nomination forms can be downloaded here.
Applications should include the nominee’s BSC membership number and a brief CV plus one electronic, or four hard, copies of the nominated article. Electronic copies are preferred – please only send hard copies if electronic copies are not available. If the article is nominated by someone other than its author, that person’s BSC membership number must also be included.
All nominations and copies of the article should be submitted by Friday 16 th May 2008 to:
Professor Philip Stenning
BSC Williams Prize Organiser,
Centre for Criminological Research,
School of Criminology, Education, Sociology and Social Work,
Keele University,
KEELE, Staffordshire ST5 5BG
Tel: (01782) 583-597
Or e-mailed to: p.c.stenning@crim.keele.ac.uk
Re-launched for 2008
Papers from the British Criminology Conference
An Online Journal Published by the British Society of Criminology
Editor: Andrew Millie (Loughborough University)
Editorial Board:
Philip Birch (University of Huddersfield), Anne Brunton (British Society of Criminology and London School of Economics), Hazel Croall (Glasgow Caledonian University), Helen Gavin (University of Huddersfield), Alex Hirschfield (University of Huddersfield), Gordon Hughes (Cardiff University), Leanne Monchuk (University of Huddersfield), Shadd Maruna (Queens University Belfast), Tim Newburn (London School of Economics), Hannah Smithson (University of Huddersfield), Alison Wakefield (City University), Aidan Wilcox (University of Huddersfield), Kate Williams (University of Wolverhampton)
Description:
The British Society of Criminology conference has been held annually since 1987. Since its humble beginnings at the first conference in Sheffield, it has grown to become one of the most important international conferences on criminology in the academic calendar. For the 1995 conference it was decided to launch an annual collection of papers that had been presented. All papers were subject to peer-review, with the best collected into what became “Papers from the British Criminology Conference, Volume 1”. Since then a further 6 volumes have appeared, in 1997; 1999; 2000; 2002; 2003; and 2004.
After a brief hiatus we are delighted to inform you that the online journal “Papers from the British Criminology Conference” has been re-launched for the 2008 Conference hosted by the Applied Criminology Centre, University of Huddersfield. The theme for the 2008 conference is “Criminological Futures: Controversies, Developments and Debates”.
Aims and Scope:
“Papers from the British Criminology Conference” is a peer-reviewed annual online journal that draws from the best papers presented at the British Society of Criminology’s annual conference. The journal is international in scope, and welcomes contributions from conference participants from across the globe. Papers can be submitted under the following three categories: 1) Plenary papers; 2) Panel papers; and 3) Postgraduate papers.
Submission deadlines for 2008:
The deadline for submission is two months after the close of this year’s conference, (final deadline Monday 1st September 2008). Of course, if participants have prepared a written paper in support of their presentation, then we will gladly accept submissions before the conference. All submissions will be peer-reviewed.
Submission Guidelines:
1. Only papers presented at this year’s British Society of Criminology annual conference will be accepted. Please indicate the category of paper (plenary; panel; or postgraduate paper).
2. Papers are written in English and will not have been published already, nor will they be under consideration elsewhere.
3. All papers are reviewed anonymously by at least two referees.
4. Each paper should come with a separate cover sheet containing: the title of the paper; word count; author's full name; affiliation; email address; institutional address; telephone and fax number; an abstract of 100-150 words; up to 5 key words; and a brief biographical note of 25-50 words.
3. Articles must be submitted electronically to the editor in Microsoft Word (or compatible format), typed in double spacing throughout, and with generous margins on all sides. All pages should be numbered. A maximum of three orders of heading can be used. The maximum length should be 6000 words, including notes and references.
4. Essential notes should be kept to a minimum. These are indicated by superscript numbers in the text, and presented at the end of the text.
5. Lengthy quotations should be kept to a minimum. If over 40 words these should be indented, with shorter quotes kept within the body of the text indicated by single quotation marks. Where possible, the page number for each quote should be indicated.
6. Tables and Figures should be clearly presented and labeled. Sources and explanatory notes should be included if appropriate. Poor quality artwork will be rejected.
7. Papers should be carefully checked for errors before submission; plus authors are responsible to the accuracy of quotations and references, and for obtaining permissions and copyright clearances if appropriate.
8. The Harvard-style referencing system is used within the text - for example, (Hughes, 2007) - with an alphabetical “References” list at the end (typed and double-spaced) – for instance:
Bottoms, A.E. (2006) ‘Incivilities, offence and social order in residential communities’, in A. von Hirsch and A.P. Simester (eds.) Incivilities: Regulating offensive behaviour, Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Cavadino, M. and Dignam, J. (2006) ‘Penal policy and political economy’, Criminology and Criminal Justice, 6(4) 435-456.
Hughes, G. (2007) The politics of crime and community, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Criminology Book Prize 2008
Sponsored by Willan Publishing
www.willanpublishing.co.uk
Nominations are invited from members of the British Society of Criminology and publishers for the Criminology Book Prize 2008. The prize was established in 2001 and reflects the desire of the British Society of Criminology and the sponsors, Willan Publishing, to encourage and recognise the achievements of new or aspiring members of the criminology profession. The prize, £100 of books from the Willan Publishing list and £500 in cash, will be awarded at the British Society of Criminology Conference 2008, to be held from 9 to 11 July at the University of Huddersfield.
The judging panel will be looking for a book, which shows evidence of particular distinction and/or innovation in methodology or theorising in the general field of criminology, or in the application of criminological theory or research to crime policy or penal practice. In essence the winning book must make a valuable contribution to the further development of criminology. We particularly welcome nominations from authors in the early years of their academic/research careers.
The general criteria for eligibility are as follows:
- The publication date printed in the book must be between 1st January 2007 and 31st December 2007.
- The nominated book must be the author’s first sole-authored book.
- The nominated book should be directly concerned with the subject area of criminology.
- Authors may self-nominate.
- Nominated authors, proposers and seconders must be members of the British Society of Criminology and ordinarily resident in the UK.
Nominations forms can be obtained from Dr Fiona Brookman, Book Prize Organiser at fbrookma@glam.ac.uk. They should include the nominee’s BSC membership number and a brief CV plus four copies of the nominated book (to be supplied by the publisher).
All nominations and copies of the book should be submitted by 15 February 2008 to:
Dr Fiona Brookman
BSC Book Prize Organiser
Centre for Criminology
Department of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd
South Wales
CF37 1DL
Tel: 01443 482572
E-mail: fbrookma@glam.ac.uk
Call for Tenders: Annual Meeting of the BSC 2010
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY
The BSC has a diverse membership, and at our 2007 annual meeting hosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science the conference attracted practitioners, policy-makers and academics, including delegates from North America, continental Europe, Asia and Australasia. We were especially pleased that we continued to be able to support and attract many postgraduate students and younger members of the criminological profession to our annual conference.
Our Annual conference continues to be the cornerstone of our professional development and vitally important to the British Society of Criminology and our members. In the past few years – Portsmouth 2004; Leeds 2005; Glasgow 2006; and, London 2007 - the Annual Meeting has increasingly attracted growing numbers and a diversity of delegates from the criminological community. In addition to this the annual meeting of the British Society of Criminology has always maintained its warm, inclusive and friendly reputation.
Therefore the Society is seeking an Academic institution that will continue the tradition of the previous universities who have hosted our annual meeting. Whilst also providing those in the criminological community with an opportunity to present the latest findings from their research, their experience of the criminal justice system and to debate the key issues of the day.
If you think your university would like to submit a bid then please contact Anne Brunton and she will provide you with all the necessary information.
Room D414,
Dept of Sociology,
City University,
Northampton Square,
London,
EC1V 0HB
Telephone 0207 040 4504
Fax 0207 040 4540
info@britsoccrim.org
This call closes on October 31st 2008 |
