British Society of Criminology (BSC) is a British organization aiming to further the interests and knowledge of both scholars and practitioners involved in any aspect of professional activity, teaching, research or public education related to crime, criminal behaviour and criminal justice systems in the United Kingdom and abroad. BSC is dedicated to promoting criminology and criminological research. Its official, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal is called Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) and is published through SAGE Publications.
BSC has reciprocal agreements with a number of organisations, which include the following: British Sociological Association Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Social Policy Association Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. 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 2000 to 2003: Keith Bottomley 2003 to 2005: Maureen Cain 2005 to 2008: Tim Newburn 2008 to 2011: Mike Hough 2011 to 2015: Loraine Gelsthorpe 2015 to 2019: Peter Squires 2019 to present: Sandra Walklate
British Society of Criminology Annual Conference 2025, 1-4 July, University of Portsmouth 2018, 3-6 July, Birmingham City University 2017, 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 2014: Sandra Walklate 2015: John Lea 2016: Dick Hobbs 2017: John Braithwaite 2018: Frances Heidensohn
References
External links British Society of Criminology