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The Institute offers two MSt Courses: a MSt in Applied Criminology, Penology and Management and a MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management.
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Criminology at Cambridge. Cambridge is a world-leading centre for criminological research with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research.
The Institute of Criminology is the criminological research institute within the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The Institute is one of the oldest criminological research institutes in Europe, and has exerted a strong influence on the development of criminology.
The Institute of Criminology has a worldwide reputation for excellence in both research and teaching. Founded by Sir Leon Radzinowicz in 1959, we were one of the first criminological institutes in Europe and have exerted a strong influence on the development of the discipline.
We aim to equip students with cutting-edge knowledge of criminological theory and research, and provide high levels of academic support so that they can develop independent research skills to locate, interpret, analyse and evaluate research, and explore and apply it in their work as senior criminal justice professionals, including through an ind...
May 1, 2010 · Criminologists in Cambridge are investigating the origins, prevention and control of crime in a fast-changing world. At the heart of research at the Institute is a ‘life-course’ approach to understanding crime.
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The PhD in Criminology is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral examination (viva voce). The primary purpose of the PhD is the preparation and presentation of a substantial piece of independent and original academic research.