Crime, justice and criminology in the Republic of Ireland

Crime, Criminal Justice, and Criminology in the Netherlands

Schizophrenia: Causes, Crime, and Implications for Criminology and Criminal Justice

This paper is aimed at criminologists and criminal justicians seeking to understand their role in educating law enforcement and correctional personnel who must deal with the mentally ill. It is motivated by William Johnson’s (2011) recent call for rethinking the interface between mental illness, criminal justice, and academia, and his call for advocacy. We concur with his concerns, and insist t...

Criminology of Computer Crime

With the huge growth in computer connectivity and usage over the last decade there has never been such a wealth of opportunity for prospective criminals. While motives tend not to change, the variety and number of opportunities for cyber crime are constantly growing (Grabosky, 2000). Given the increase in computer and internet-based crime, it is surprising to note that “there have been very few...

Conceptualising Media Representations of Crime and Justice within Historical and Contemporary Criminology

Introduction The intention of this brief discussion paper is to highlight the importance, indeed the necessity, for criminology to acknowledge, describe and examine the media's representation of crime, criminals and criminal justice. In doing so, academic criminology has to accept that the vast majority of people are not social scientists or academics at all, and that their knowledge and theref...

MSc in CRIMINOLOGY and CRIMINAL JUSTICE

• Option Essays In each of Michaelmas and Hilary Terms, students were required to take two optional seminar courses (out of a choice of three in Michaelmas and four in Hilary). These were examined by essays, the titles of which were posted on Friday of 6 week, to be submitted by noon on Friday of ninth week. Each essay was to be no less than 3,500 and no more than 5,000 words, including footnot...