CCJS is an independent charity at King's College London that informs and educates about all aspects of crime and the criminal justice system.

What's New

The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies offices are closed from 19 December 2009 and will re-open on Monday 4 January 2010.

Register now for the Centre's annual event - 20 January 2010
Click on the image to download a flyer and for details of how to attend.

Will anyone notice if the Conservatives win?

CCJS event:

Will anyone notice if the Conservatives win? Poverty, inclusion and social order over the next decade being held on 20 January 2010 at King's College London, 6.15-7.30pm followed by a reception.

Our Email Bulletin December 2009 is online.

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CCJS event: Annual General Meeting being held on 20 January 2009 at King's College London.

CCJS event: Criminal Justice in an Age of Austerity and Change being held on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 at To be announced when attendance is confirmed.

Press Release: Alcohol more harmful than many illegal drugs, claims drugs expert - Alcohol probably poses the biggest drugs harm challenge today, according to a new briefing from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. In `Estimating drug harms: a risky business', Professor David Nutt, of Imperial College London argues that the relative harms of legal drugs such as alcohol and tobacco are greater than those of a number of illegal drugs, including cannabis, LSD and ecstasy.  read more ...

Press Release: Exploring penal reform - Is penal reform working?

Strategies for penal reform are placed under critical scrutiny in the September issue of Criminal Justice Matters, the magazine of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College London.  read more ...

Press Release: AIR POLLUTION CAUSES 24,000 PREMATURE DEATHS EVERY YEAR. BRITISH GOVERNMENT FACING LEGAL ACTION: Embargo: 00.01hrs Wed 02/09/09 - The government is failing to tackle air pollution despite the UK being one of the worst polluters in Europe, argues a report published today (Wed, 02/09/09) by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College, London. The report is part of the What is crime? project, funded by the Wates Foundation, which highlights hidden harms and challenges popular ideas about what crime is.  read more ...

Highlights

Check out The Independent coverage of the winners of the What is Crime? photo competition here.

Check out our special offers sales on publications. Please note that we continue to offer our pubications online for free.

Learn more about community sentences by looking at our recently completed community sentences project and associated publications.


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