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Johann Koehler

Criminal rehabilitation: a spotlight on Europe

12 Sep 2011

With recent reports stating that almost three quarters of those charged with offences during the London riots had prior convictions, attention has...

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Men display their scars after kidney removal

What price a human kidney?

14 May 2011

A public talk at Cambridge University on Saturday will draw attention to the growing illegal trade in human organs and invite discussion of the...

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Criminology_Building

Challenging crime: Institute of Criminology

01 May 2010

Criminologists in Cambridge are investigating the origins, prevention and control of crime in a fast-changing world.

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Crime Scene

Manchester Police to test Cambridge “pressure points”

12 Jan 2010

Greater Manchester Police are to field test a new Cambridge University initiative to cut crime by focusing police officers on "pressure points" known...

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Dublin Prison

A measure of prison performance

01 Jan 2010

Pioneering research by Cambridge criminologists is helping prison managers to understand what makes a good prison.

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Descendant of the apple tree

Economic and Social Research Council

01 Jan 2009

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) supports research from across the social sciences, from sociology to anthropology, through to...

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Justice is (NOT) blind

Diagnosing crime, dispensing justice

01 Sep 2007

Finding the best routes to predicting, preventing and atoning for crime is a thorny issue. Experimental criminologists such as Lawrence Sherman...

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