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.
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Gendering Jail Craft: Preparing Officers for the Realities of Women’s Prisons?

In this blog Dr Sarah Waite shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training.

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If you are interested in becoming a member, you can find out more on the 
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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

Feb Members’ Book Draw

An Introduction to Criminological Theory. Roger Hopkins Burke. 6th Edition, 2025. Routledge. Thank you to Routledge for supporting the BSC book draw.

Full information in the members’ area here.

 

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Events

BSC Race Matters Network event – 27 February 2025

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

 

Jobs – Closing soon

Professor of Criminology. Aston University School of Law & Social Sciences. Closing date: 19 February 2025

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

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