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 nearly 60 years and has a wide-ranging membership based here and overseas.
British Society of Criminology, Annual Conference 2020 – Invitation to Tender
The British Society of Criminology invites tenders from academic or related institutions for the organisation of the summer 2020 BSC Annual Conference.
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See what Vicky Heap has to say about hosting a BSC annual conference
BSC BLOG
If you want to submit an article for the blog, please contact us on info@britsoccrim.org
A round-up of annual conferences can be found here
Please explore our site to find information about the Society and its regional and network activities, links to other events, calls for papers, research (including, QAA benchmarks, ethical statement and websites of potential use to criminologists), and a jobs board of current vacancies in criminology.
Membership
If you are interested in becoming a member, you can apply from the Membership page. Membership includes a personal subscription to the Society’s official journal Criminology & Criminal Justice and, for most categories of membership, subscription to The British Journal of Criminology.
BSC Members Book Draw
August 2018 Book Draw
‘Prostitution: Sex Work, Policy & Politics’, by Teela Sanders, Maggie O’Neill and Jane Pitcher.
There is a free preview of Chapter One available on the SAGE website
To enter the book prize draw please email info@britsoccrim.org with ‘Prize Draw: August’ in the subject line. The closing date is August 31, 2018. The draw will be made September 3, 2018. All entries are checked as being BSC members and then drawn randomly. We only contact the winner directly. Notice of the winner will be made in the BSC bulletin and on Twitter.
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