British Society of Criminology (BSC) is a leading international organizations aiming to further the interests and knowledge of both

scholars A scholar is a person who pursues academic and intellectual activities, particularly academics who apply their intellectualism into expertise in an area of study. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researcher ...

and practitioners involved in any aspect of professional activity,

teaching Teaching is the practice implemented by a ''teacher'' aimed at transmitting skills (knowledge, know-how, and interpersonal skills) to a learner, a student, or any other audience in the context of an educational institution. Teaching is closely re ...

research Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular att ...

or public education related to

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

criminal In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

behaviour Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in some environment. These systems can include other systems or organisms as wel ...

and

criminal justice Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the Rehabilitation (penology), rehabilitation of o ...

systems in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

and abroad. BSC is dedicated to promoting

criminology Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and so ...

and criminological

. Its official,

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, scholarly journal is called ''

Criminology and Criminal Justice ''Criminology & Criminal Justice'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of criminology. The journal's editors-in-chief are Michele Burman, Laura Piacentini and Sarah Armstrong. It was established in 2001 and is published by SAGE ...

(CCJ)'' and is published through SAGE Publications. BSC has reciprocal agreements with a number of organisations, which include the following: *

British Sociological Association The British Sociological Association (BSA) is a scholarly and professional society for sociologists in the United Kingdom, and was founded in 1951. It publishes the academic journals ''Sociology'', '' Work, Employment and Society, Sociological R ...

Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology
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Social Policy Association The Social Policy Association (SPA) is the United Kingdom's professional association for teachers, researchers, students and practitioners of social policy. It works to promote the discipline, encourage public awareness of social policy research, ...

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) is an international association established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice and criminology. ACJS promotes criminal justice and criminology edu ...

. For members, this means they can attend the other organisations' events at reduced member rate, and vice versa.

List of presidents

The following have served as President of the British Society of Criminology: * 1986 to 1989: Roger Hood * 1990 to 1993: David Farrington * 1993 to 1996: Robert Reiner * 1996 to 1999:

Philip Bean Philip Thomas Bean (born 24 September 1936) is Emeritus professor of Criminology at Loughborough University, former President of the British Society of Criminology (1996–99) and an authority and author on the impact on society of drugs, mental ...

* 2000 to 2003: Keith Bottomley * 2003 to 2005:

Maureen Cain Maureen Cain (born 1938) received her bachelor's degree from London School of Economics in 1959, and she attained her PhD from the London School of Economics in 1969. After graduating from LSE, Cain became a professor. Cain's three main teachin ...

* 2005 to 2008:

Tim Newburn William Henry Timothy Newburn (born 4 July 1959) is an academic, specialising in criminology and policing. Career He was president of the British Society of Criminology from 2005–2008, director of the Mannheim Centre for Criminology from 2003- ...

* 2008 to 2011: Mike Hough * 2011 to 2015: Loraine Gelsthorpe * 2015 to 2019: Peter Squires * 2019 to present:

Sandra Walklate Sandra Walklate is a British criminologist. She is the Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology at the University of Liverpool and President of the British Society of Criminology. In January 2014, she became the Editor in Chief of ''The British Journal ...

British Society of Criminology Annual Conference

2018, 3-6 July, Birmingham City University2017, 4-7 July, Sheffield Hallam University

2016, 6-8 July, Nottingham

2015, 30 June- 3 July, Plymouth University

2014, 9-12 July, University of Liverpool

2013, 2-4 July, University of Wolverhampton
* 2012, 4–6 July, University of Portsmouth * 2011, 3–6 July, Northumbria University * 2010, 11–14 July, Leicester University * 2009, 29 June - 1 July, Cardiff University and University of Glamorgan * 2008, University of Huddersfield * 2007, London School of Economics * 2006, Glasgow * 2005, University of Leeds * 2004, University of Portsmouth * 2003, Bangor University * 2002, Keele University * 2000, Leicester University * 1999, University of Liverpool * 1997, Queen's University Belfast * 1995, Loughborough University * 1993, Cardiff University * 1991, University of York * 1989, Bristol Polytechnic * 1987, University of Sheffield

Outstanding Achievement Award

Winners: * 2009: Stanley Cohen * 2010: Pat Carlen * 2011: Robert Reiner * 2012: Jock Young * 2013:

Joanna Shapland Joanna Mary Shapland (born 17 February 1950) is a British criminologist, forensic psychologist, and academic, specialising in restorative justice and victimology. Since 2013, she has been Edward Bramley Professor of Criminal Justice at the Univ ...

* 2014:

* 2015: John Lea * 2016: Dick Hobbs * 2017: John Braithwaite * 2018:

Frances Heidensohn Frances Mary Heidensohn (born 14 July 1942) is an academic sociologist and criminologist at the London School of Economics, who is acknowledged as a pioneer in feminist criminology. Her 1968 article The Deviance of Women: A Critique and An Enqu ...

References

External links

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