Welcome to the British Society of Criminology

The British Society of Criminology aims to further the interests and knowledge of both academic and professional people who are engaged in any aspect of work or teaching, research or public education about crime, criminal behaviour and the criminal justice systems in the United Kingdom.  The Society has been in existence for 60 years and has a wide-ranging membership based here and overseas.

Every year the BSC seeks sponsorship for and contributes to its postgraduate bursary scheme covering registration and accommodation for research students to attend the annual conference, this year in Portsmouth. Corporate and public sector sponsorship are increasingly difficult to secure and the BSC is asking members to consider contributing to the fund – particularly if you benefitted from the bursary scheme earlier in your career. 

Read the latest BSC blog

The Criminal Justice and Courts Act in the Obstetric Context

Is the Care Worker/Care Provider Offences a missed opportunity to combat obstetric violence? Frances Hand explores this potentially underused statute..

If you want to submit an article for the blog, please contact us on info@britsoccrim.org

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If you are interested in becoming a member, you can find out more on the 
Membership page or click the button above. 

Membership includes a range of benefits from networking opportunities, funding, awards and personal subscription to the Society’s official journal ‘Criminology & Criminal Justice’ and subscription to the ‘British Journal of Criminology’.

 

Latest News

March Members’ Book Draw

Young Men, Masculinities and Imprisonment, Conor Murray, Palgrave. Thank you to Palgrave for supporting the BSC book draw.

Full information in the members’ area here.

 

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Latest News
Events

BSC Historical Criminology Network Speakers’ Series – 19 March 2025

Full information on all events can be found on the Events page.

Jobs – Closing soon

Assistant Professor in CriminologyUniversity of Nottingham. Closes: 4 April 2025.

A full list of Jobs can be found on the Jobs page

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