International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR)
ICCCR is a unique multi disciplinary and cross-faculty Research Centre
Welcome to ICCCR
The International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University. It was established in December 2003. In 2010 it was formally partnered with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.
ICCCR is a unique multi disciplinary and cross faculty initiative drawing on expertise from Social Sciences (social policy & criminology, psychology and sociology) and Health and Social Care (youth justice); and from the affiliated International Centre for the History of crime, policing and justice, based in the Faculty of Arts; and the affiliated Higher and Distance Education in Prison research interest group, based in the Institute of Educational Technology.
The ICCCR unites contemporary practice-based research and critical policy analysis in crime, policing and criminal justice with an awareness of historical, psychological and social contexts.
ICCCR has developed three substantive (but inter-related) areas of expertise:
- policing
- justice, rights and regulation
- prisons/penology
Coherence between these subject areas is maintained through a shared interest in comparative methodologies (historical and/or cross-cultural) and in a concern for processes of governance and regulation. Its research is aimed at academic, policy and practitioner audiences, and is disseminated via regular conferences, seminars and publications.
On these web pages you will find details about the Centre, about the interests and publications of its members and about upcoming conferences and seminars. Should you require more information, however, please do contact us.
Upcoming events
Police Integrity
Capita's National Conference
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Central London
Capita’s National Police Integrity Conference comes at a time of unprecedented change in the policing landscape. Following a number of high profile investigations including the Hillsborough Stadium disaster and Leveson Inquiry, the Home Secretary announced the radical package of reforms aiming to improve police integrity and ensure consistency in standards of professional behaviour across police forces.
Attend this timely event to better understand policies and practices relating to organisational integrity in the police. Join expert speakers and leading practitioners from across the policing sector and learn about the importance of conducting a force-wide integrity ‘healthcheck’, ways to identify and manage potential integrity risks and how to achieve a culture change in your organisation.
Registration
For more information please contact Alex Esson on 0207 202 0557 or email alexander.esson@capita.co.uk.
News
International Conference on leadership and standards in the police service
January 2013
Dr Louise Westmarland, Director of ICCCR, was invited to give a keynote address to the Home Affairs Select Committee International Conference on Leadership and Standards in the Police. Held in the Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, House of Commons, the event was chaired by the Right Honourable Keith Vaz MP. Other speakers included Alex Marshall, Director of the newly minted College of Policing; Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police; Khoo Boon Hui, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore; Commissioner Bob Paulson of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Sir Hugh Orde, ACPO; Lord Wasserman, House of Lords and Tom Winsor, giving his first public address as newly appointed head of HMIC.
The event was attended by over 150 delegates, and reported in the press by Mail Online and The Telegraph.
Download the ICCCR Police Integrity Report (PDF document, 600 KB)
Partners
ICCCR Annual conference 2012
18-19 September 2012
The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
At this International Symposium, prison researchers from around the world came together to resist the silencing and invisibilisation of marginalised people that the relentless growth of imprisonment attempts to accomplish.
Get in touch
If you would like to discuss your research or potential projects with someone from the Centre, please feel free to approach the Director, Dr Louise Westmarland by phone 01908 652462 or via email Louise.Westmarland@open.ac.uk.