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Social Science’s Impact on Society, Circa 2065: Rebecca Wheeler

By Social Science Space | Published: January 12, 2016

Social Science Space is presenting 10 shortlisted essays written by young social scientists in an ESRC competition looking at how social science might change the world in the next half century. This week we present Rebecca Wheeler's hopes that applied cognitive psychology can and should improve policing.

Posted in Career, Impact, Recognition | Also tagged Cognitive Science, ESRC | Leave a comment

A Primer on Improving Proactive Policing

By Daniel Nagin | Published: May 15, 2014

When he was inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences on May 8, Carnegie Mellon criminologist Daniel Nagin delivered a concise and pointed precis of modern research into proactive policing as part of his remarks.

Posted in International Debates, Public Policy | Also tagged criminal justice, Evidence-Based Policy | Leave a comment

Wanted: Crime-Fighting Profs to Nab Corporate Criminals

By Mike Marinetto | Published: March 25, 2014

Could it be that business studies is the new criminology? Given the hijinks we've seen in the financial world the last few years, Cardiff's Mike Marinetto makes that case that it could be.

Posted in Public Policy | Also tagged Business, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Lawrence Sherman on Criminology

By Social Science Bites | Published: May 1, 2013

The latest episode of Social Science Bites is an interview with Lawrence Sherman, professor of criminology at Cambridge University and a keen advocate of experimental criminology.

Posted in Audio, Public Engagement, Resources, Social Science Bites | Also tagged Crime, Lawrence Sherman, podcast, Social Science | Leave a comment

Making Sense of Crime Trends

By Richard Garside | Published: March 15, 2013

Much of the current confusion about crime trends is born of the tendency to bunch together a whole range of different harms and actions under the abstract category of 'crime'. This blinds us to where the significant problems are.

Undercover Pressures

By David Canter | Published: March 12, 2013

Some criminal investigations resonate over the years. Even if you’ve only had peripheral involvement with them, as in my case, they still keep throwing up important implications that are difficult to ignore. A case in point is the investigation into the tragic murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common in 1992. Over twenty years later […]

The Myths of Offender Profiling.

By David Canter | Published: February 15, 2013

Recent publications have encouraged me not to keep quiet about this any longer. Now is the time to explain why I find the term ‘profiling’ so problematic yet get stuck with using it.

Posted in Featured, Impact, International Debates, News, Public Policy, Research, Research Ethics | Also tagged Big Data, Crime, criminal justice, Criminal Profiling, David Canter, Law, Police Reports, policing, Psychology, Social Science | 1 Response

Islamic Cultures, Religious Affiliation, and Sex Outside of Marriage.

By Amy Adamczyk and Brittany Hayes | Published: January 9, 2013

In our study we were interested in examining differences between religious groups and the dominant religious faith within nations in the likelihood that residents would engage in premarital or extramarital sex.

Posted in Featured, International Debates, Research | Also tagged Behavior, Culture, HIV/AIDS, Islam, Muslims, religion, Sex, Social Science, Sociology | 1 Response

Provoked by Boredom: Experiences from Youth Confinement

By Tea Torbenfeldt Bengtsson | Published: January 8, 2013

Study finds boredom is a key experience in daily life in secure care and young people deal with their boredom through the generation of risk-taking action.

Scotland the Brave?

By David Canter | Published: January 3, 2013

The referendum on Scottish independence, scheduled for 2014, may be regarded as an amusing abstraction for those outside Scotland but within it raises many questions about Scottish identity and what is special about Scottish society.

Posted in International Debates, News | Also tagged Alcoholism, Making the Case for the Social Sciences, Policy, Prison, Scotland, Scottish Independence, Scottish Society, Social Science | Leave a comment

Do Adult Drug Courts Produce Other Psychosocial Benefits?

By Michael Rempel | Published: October 8, 2012

Although by no means a household word, “drug courts” have been among the most studied criminal justice interventions of the past two decades. So what are these courts, and why do they matter?

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