Steering Group
Dr Loraine Gelsthorpe (Cambridge University), Professor John Muncie (Open University), Professor Tim Newburn (London School of Economics and Political Science), Dr Jo Phoenix (Durham University).

Background
The Youth Criminology/Youth Justice Network (YC/YJN) is a specialist network constituted under the auspices of the British Society of Criminology (BSC). The YC/YJN aims to open communication and facilitate critical reflection and exchange within and between the academic, policy and practice communities nationally and internationally.

The YC/YJN derives from growing interest in the study of youth crime and justice, evidenced by an expanding body of published work in the field and the growing number of ‘youth’-centred abstracts and papers submitted to conferences/meetings in recent years.

The YC/YJN was launched at the BSC conference hosted by the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics in September 2007. The Network was formally ratified by the BSC Executive Committee in January 2008.

For further information contact: Professor Barry Goldson, School of Sociology and Social Policy, The University of Liverpool, Eleanor Rathbone Building, Liverpool L69 7ZA, England, UK. Email: b.goldson@liv.ac.uk

Terms of Reference

The Youth Criminology/Youth Justice Network (YC/YJN) is a specialist network of the British Society of Criminology.

The core aims of the YC/YJN are to:
• advance understanding of youth criminology and youth justice/juvenile justice studies;
• provide an arena for information exchange, critical analysis and debate across the research, policy and practice communities – nationally and internationally.

To achieve these aims the YC/YJN will engage in activities that include:
• organising and hosting conferences, seminars and symposia;
• disseminating information through its JISCmail list and via scholarly publications;
• responding to policy consultations and/or requests for information.

Recent Events and Publications

In May 2010 a special issue of the BSC journal Criminology and Criminal Justice (Volume 10 Number 2) published, deriving from a YC/YJN conference - Youth Justice and the Policy Process: Messages from Research and Practice – that convened in 2009.The themed issue comprises articles by Professor Mark Drakeford, Professor Barry Goldson, Professor Gordon Hughes, Professor Lesley McAra, Dr Susan McVie and Professor David Smith. Taken together the articles aim not only to advance comparative research but also to interrogate critically the extent to which research-based knowledge and practice-based experience translate into the realms of policy in the youth justice sphere. For more information see: http://crj.sagepub.com/content/vol10/issue2/
A YC/YJN panel convened at the BSC Annual Conference in Leicester over 11-14 July, 2010. Entitled Youth Justice, Human Rights and Public Criminology.
In January 2011 an edited volume - Youth in Crisis? ‘Gangs’, Territoriality and Violence - was published by Routledge. The book builds upon, extends and develops a series of questions that were initially discussed and debated at a YC/YJN conference in 2009. It provides a challenging and authoritative analysis of core issues pertaining to urban youth identities, crime and social order. For more information see: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781843927518/
In June 2011 the YC/YJ Netowrk in conjuction with the South West brnach of the BSC held a conference on Youth Custody and Human Rights at Plymouth University - see the attached link for videos of the keynote speakers' talks and summaries of the key issues debated: www.plymouth.ac.uk/conferences/youthcustodyconference2011

The YC/YJN Steering Group invites suggestions, proposals and/or expressions of interest from interested parties.

JISCmail List

The YC/YJN JISCmail list provides a forum for academics and others with an interest in youth criminology and youth justice and offers a resource for the announcement of relevant:
• Meetings
• Seminars
• Conferences
• Calls for papers
• Publications
• Policy and practice initiatives
• Other news and/or discussion items

The JISCmail list can be accessed at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=YCYJ

Further information

For further information about the YC/YJN please contact: Professor Barry Goldson, School of Sociology and Social Policy, the University of Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK, or email: b.goldson@liv.ac.uk

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Crime and Justice Statistics Network (CJSN)

Chair
Professor Allan Brimicombe (University of East London)
Email: a.j.brimicombe@uel.ac.uk

Vice-Chair
Professor Adromachi Tseloni (Nottingham Trent University)
Email: andromachi.tseloni@ntu.ac.uk

Steering Group
Gavin Berman (House of Commons Library), Professor Tim Hope (University of Salford), Professor Mike Hough (Institute for Criminal Policy Research), Professor Chris Lewis (University of Portsmouth), Pat Mayhew OBE (Consultant Criminologist), Pat Mungroo JP (University of Bedfordshire)

Observers
Iain Bell (MoJ), John Flatley (HO), Dr Chris Kershaw (HO), Alison Walker (MoJ)

Terms of Reference

The Crime and Justice Statistics Network (CJSN) is a specialist network of the British Society of Criminology and is a co-opted group of the Royal Statistical Society.

Statistics User Forum (RSS SUF). Membership of the network is unrestricted. Its aims are to:

provide an arena for debate about the production and publication of crime and justice statistics;
engage with and consult with the key producers of governmental crime and justice statistics;
work with the producers of crime and justice statistics to improve their quality and accessibility;
work to improve public trust in crime and justice statistics, where such improvements of trust is warranted;
support the proper interpretation of crime statistics;
encourage greater analytic use of criminal justice statistics and surveys.

To achieve these aims the CJSN will engage in activities that include:

mounting conferences;
disseminating information through the JISCmail list CRIM-BCS-USERS;
responding to events and/or requests for information;
facilitating where possible funding for analysis.

Details of the annual conference and other links can be found at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=CRIM-BCS-USERS
The RSS SUF can be found at: www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=1391

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Women, Crime and Criminal Justice Network

Chair/Convenor
Dr Anthea Hucklesby (University of Leeds) E-mail: A.L.Hucklesby@leeds.ac.uk

Steering group
TBC

Aims
The Women, Crime and Criminal Justice Network is a specialist network constituted under the auspices of the British Society of Criminology.
Since the 1970s, when several seminal studies were published on women and crime, studying women as suspects, defendants, offenders, victims and professionals has been an important part of the criminological enterprise. Work on women encompasses the whole range of criminological enquiry: theory building, empirical study and policy and practice development. Reference to gender enhances all criminological work including when the research is not explicitly studying women’s offending or victimisation. This network with facilitate the exchange of work and ideas relating to women, crime and criminal justice.
Women are an important constituency of the British Society of Criminology and the wider criminological community. This network will provide them with a ‘home’ and a voice within the Society.
The specific aims of the network are:
• To provide a forum for debate about issues relating to women, crime and criminal justice nationally and internationally;
• To facilitate and promote theory development and research into women, crime and criminal justice;
• To engage with policy-makers and practitioners in order to inform decision-making and practice within governmental and non-governmental organisations;
• To raise awareness of issues relating to women amongst members of the British Society of Criminology;
• To encourage networking between academics, researchers, practitioners and students;
• To facilitate career advancement amongst its members.

The Network was launched at the British Society of Criminology Conference 2011.

Membership of the network is open to anyone interested in making women visible in the criminal justice system and within the discipline of Criminology.

Communication
The WCCJ JISC mail list provides information about forthcoming events and facilitates discussion amongst Network members. It can be accessed at: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=WCCJ

Further information
Please contact: Dr Anthea Hucklesby, Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK or e-mail A.L.Hucklesby@leeds.ac.uk

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Policing Network

The British Society of Criminology has set up a Policing Network to bring together academics and practitioners with an interest in policing research, policy and practice. Following an initial meeting of interested members at the annual conference in Northumbria to discuss the aims and objectives of such a group together with ideas for seminars and conferences and other ways of exchanging ideas and knowledge, a steering group has been established. Members are: Adam Crawford, University of Leeds; Charlotte Harris, British Society of Criminology; Cheryl Allsop, Cardiff University; Diarmaid Harkin, University of Edinburgh; Karen Bullock, University of Surrey; Layla Skinns, Sheffield University; Megan O'Neill, Salford University; Nick Fyfe, Dundee University; Sara McManus, University of Sheffield; Sarah Soppitt, University of Northumbria, Stuart Lister, University of Leeds and Zoë James, University of Plymouth.
For further details contact Policing Network Chair, Professor Mike Rowe, Department of Social Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle, NE1 8ST, michael.rowe@northumbria.ac.uk

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Learning and Teaching Network

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Current Steering Group
Chair - Dr Helen Jones, Principal Lecturer in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University, GM322 Geoffrey Manton Bld, Rosamond St West, Manchester M15 6LL h.jones@mmu.ac.uk
Co-chair Dr Liz Frondigoun, Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University

Dr Stephen Case, Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology at Swansea University
Dr Philip Johnson, HND and FdA Criminology Course Manager at Blackburn College
David Manlow, Principal Lecturer at Westminster University
Dr Paula Wilcox, Principal Lecturer in Criminology at Brighton University
Dr Nic Groombridge, Senior Lecturer at St Mary’s University College Twickenham London

Term of office per member will be expected to be three years. Elections will be held on a regular basis for new members to the steering group.

http://www.crimspace.com/group/bsclearningandteachingnetwork

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