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)

Ideas Exchange - ICCCR and CCJS partnership event

September 2011

We hosted a well attended ideas exchange event to cement and celebrate our new collaborative partnership with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS). We all gave?brief presentations of the ongoing research that in?each of the?Centres in order to get to know each others work in more depth.

ICCCR's farewell to Prof Muncie and Prof Walters

August 2011

In the summer ICCCR said a sad farewell to two of our esteemed professors, John Muncie and Reece Walters. Prof Muncie has left for a long and happy retirement after serving for over 30 years at The Open University, establishing Criminology at the OU and writing many books and articles. Prof Walters, having given us four years of his excellent scholarship and friendship has gone back to Australia to continue his career. We miss them both and gave them an excellent send off.

Higher and Distance Education in Prison group affiliated to ICCCR

August 2011

The Higher and Distance Education in Prison (HDEP) research?interest group?within the Computers and Learning Research Group (CaLRG) was established in March 2001 and aims to provide a?platform for researchers in the cross-disciplinary field of ?higher and distance?education in?a secure environment. The group is based in the?Institute of Educational Technology?at The Open University and is affiliated to the International Centre for Comparative Criminology Research (ICCCR).

Dr Louise Westmarland appointed as ICCCR Director

June 2011

Following the early retirement of Prof John Muncie, the Centre's co-founder, Dr Louise Westmarland has been appointed Director of the International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR). John Muncie spent over 30 years at The Open University and became known as a leading national and international scholar, particularly in the field of youth justice.

New criminology book: Researching Crime and Justice. Tales from the field

April 2011

The book Researching Crime and Justice. Tales from the field written by Louise Westmarland takes a 'hands on' approach to research in the field and includes a series of interviews with leading criminology scholars who share the successes and pitfalls of 'real life' research. It shows how appropriate methods are chosen for particular studies and explores the theoretical underpinnings of the studies, including how and why researchers use theory; the political and ethical issues; and the role of emotions such as fear and danger in researching the field of crime and criminal justice.

New and exciting partnership with the Centre for Crime and Criminal Justice

December 2010

It is with great pleasure that we announce the new partnership between ICCCR and the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS). CCJS publishes the British Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice Matters, and acts as a campaigning voice for crime and criminal justice issues.

3 ICCCR PhD students graduate

June 2010

A wonderful day of celebration was held beginning with the ceremony at Milton Keynes Theatre, and later included coffee and cakes in the Department of Social Policy and Criminology, followed by evening celebrations. The three graduates were Dr James Meghan, Dr Abigail Rowe and Dr Yulia Chystiakova.

Last updated: 18 April 2013