Institute of Criminology

On Tuesday 26th June 2018, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 21st Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The event was a colloquium with Rob Canton, Professor in Community and Criminal Justice, De Montfort University and panellists responding from the perspective of sentencers and victims.

On Tuesday 26th June 2018, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 21st Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The event was a colloquium with Rob Canton, Professor in Community and Criminal Justice, De Montfort University and panellists responding from the perspective of sentencers and victims. This entry provides an audio source for iTunes.

On 17 June 2014 Sue Hall (Chief Executive, West Yorkshire Probation Trust and Chair, Probation Chiefs Association) delivered the 17th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture entitled 'Why Probation Matters'. This is the seventeenth of a series of annual memorial lectures given in the spirit of Bill McWilliams’s work. The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is supported by the Clarke Hall Fund, the Barrow Cadbury Trust and the late Hugh Sanders OBE. For more information about the lecture, please contact Mrs Joanne Garner, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA, 01223 335360, jf225@cam.ac.uk Slides: http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/documents/why_probation_matters.pdf

On Tuesday 27th June 2017, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 20th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The event took the format of an initial lecture by Fergus McNeill (Professor of Criminology and Social Work, University of Glasgow), entitled 'Helping, Holding and Hurting: A Dialogue about Penal Supervision'. Following this, there were short presentations by a former supervisee, a probation officer and a probation manager. There was then a panel discussion between the speakers (which was not recorded), followed by closing comments by Professor Rob Canton (Professor in Community and Criminal Justice, De Montfort University). The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is generously supported by the Clarke Hall Fund and many welcome individual donations. This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

On Tuesday 27th June 2017, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 20th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The event took the format of an initial lecture by Fergus McNeill (Professor of Criminology and Social Work, University of Glasgow), entitled 'Helping, Holding and Hurting: A Dialogue about Penal Supervision'. Following this, there were short presentations by a former supervisee, a probation officer and a probation manager. There was then a panel discussion between the speakers (which was not recorded), followed by closing comments by Professor Rob Canton (Professor in Community and Criminal Justice, De Montfort University). The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is generously supported by the Clarke Hall Fund and many welcome individual donations.

On Monday 20th June 2016, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 19th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The lecture was delivered by Vivian Geiran, Director of the Irish Probation Service. Mr Geiran spoke on the topic 'Penal Reform and Probation in Europe: Positive Change of Direction, 'Nudges to the Rudder' or 'Steady as She Goes'?'. The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is generously supported by the Probation Chiefs' Association, the Clarke Hall Fund, the Barrow Cadbury Trust, and the late Hugh Sanders OBE. This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

On Monday 20th June 2016, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 19th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The lecture was delivered by Vivian Geiran, Director of the Irish Probation Service. Mr Geiran spoke on the topic 'Penal Reform and Probation in Europe: Positive Change of Direction, 'Nudges to the Rudder' or 'Steady as She Goes'?'. The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is generously supported by the Probation Chiefs' Association, the Clarke Hall Fund, the Barrow Cadbury Trust, and the late Hugh Sanders OBE.

On 23 June 2015 Anne Worrall, Professor Emerita of Criminology, Keele University delivered the 18th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture entitled 'Grace under Pressure: The Role of Courage in the Future of Probation Work'. This is the eighteenth of a series of annual memorial lectures given in the spirit of Bill McWilliams’s work. The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is supported by the Clarke Hall Fund, the Barrow Cadbury Trust and the late Hugh Sanders OBE. For more information about the lecture, please contact Mrs Joanne Garner, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA, 01223 335360, jf225@cam.ac.uk

On Tuesday 25th June 2013, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 16th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The lecture was delivered by Professor Paul Senior, Director of the Hallam Centre for Community Justice in Sheffield. Professor Senior spoke on the topic "Privatising Probation: The Death Knell of a Much-Cherished Public Service?". The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is generously supported by the Probation Chiefs' Association, the Clarke Hall Fund, the Barrow Cadbury Trust, and the late Hugh Sanders OBE. This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

On Tuesday 25th June 2013, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 16th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The lecture was delivered by Professor Paul Senior, Director of the Hallam Centre for Community Justice in Sheffield. Professor Senior spoke on the topic "Privatising Probation: The Death Knell of a Much-Cherished Public Service?". The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is generously supported by the Probation Chiefs' Association, the Clarke Hall Fund, the Barrow Cadbury Trust, and the late Hugh Sanders OBE.

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners' Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film 'Riot Went Wrong'; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/ This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film ‘Riot Went Wrong’; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/ This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film ‘Riot Went Wrong’; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/ This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film ‘Riot Went Wrong’; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/ This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film ‘Riot Went Wrong’; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/ This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film ‘Riot Went Wrong’; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/ This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners' Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film 'Riot Went Wrong'; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film ‘Riot Went Wrong’; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film ‘Riot Went Wrong’; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film ‘Riot Went Wrong’; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film ‘Riot Went Wrong’; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/

On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film ‘Riot Went Wrong’; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/

A presentation by Professor Lawrence Sherman, Wolfson Professor of Criminology, Director of the Jerry Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology and Director, Police Executive Programme. Repeated experiments show that focused policing reduces crime. Yet research shows that prison increases offenders’ crime rates, especially after they are sent to prison for the first time. New forecasting tools allow criminologists to predict the few people who are too dangerous to divert from prosecution, and the vast majority of minor offenders who are “super-safe” in terms of serious violence. By letting police manage these low-harm offenders, prosecuting them as a last resort rather than the first option, we may be able to cut crime, cut costs, and reduce the prison population. This Cambridge Criminology video talk describes the key experiments for testing this hypothesis.

Eminent criminologist Prof Lawrence Sherman has just set up a long term experiment with the police, to scientifically study crime in Manchester and come up with some solutions. This experiment will study crime hot spots and try out a technique Prof Sherman has developed in USA to lessen crime throughout the city by changing policing at these locations. This is the first time such a systematic experiment on city crime has been mounted in the UK.