Events Diary
We maintain a comprehensive list of forthcoming conferences and seminars in the field of criminal justice and social policy.
July 2009 | November 2009 | January 2010 | March 2010
March 2010
| Event: | Criminal Justice in an Age of Austerity and Change |
| Date: | Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
| Organised by: | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, the Centre for Legal Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, and the Centre for Criminal Justice in the Law School at the University of Warwick |
| Location: | a central London location. This conference will address two main themes: Looking back - 13 years of New Labour's criminal justice policy and philosophy; Looking ahead - the future of criminal justice in an era of public spending cuts. |
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The conference, to be held in central London, will be invite only with attendance expected to range between 50 and 75 people who have expert knowledge of UK criminal justice policy from practice, policy and academic fields. Speakers include Professor Lee Bridges, Professor Andrew Sanders, Professor Ed Cape, Professor, Rod Morgan, Professor Andrew Ashworth, Professor Jackie Hodgson and Professor John Benington. If you wish to express an interest in being invited to the day please e-mail with your name and occupation. |
January 2010
| Event: | Will anyone notice if the Conservatives win? Poverty, inclusion and social order over the next decade |
| Date: | 20 January 2010 |
| Organised by: | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies |
| Location: | King's College London, 6.15-7.30pm followed by a reception |
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The Centre's annual event is a discussion on the impact of a possible Conservative general election victory. Chaired by Mark Easton, Home Affairs Editor, BBC News With an expert panel including:
To register please send your name, organisation and email to events@crimeandjustice.org.uk |
| Event: | Annual General Meeting |
| Date: | 20 January 2009 |
| Organised by: | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies |
| Location: | King's College London |
| Contact: | The AGM is open to members of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies only. It will take place before the annual event and will include the prize giving from the Una PAdel Awards 2009. |
November 2009
| Event: | Principles behind the Conservative Party's approach to law and order |
| Date: | 17 November 2009 |
| Organised by: | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies |
| Location: | Edmond J. Safra lecture theatre, Strand Campus, King's College London |
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In a speech to the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies on Tuesday 17th November the Shadow Home Secretary will highlight the ideas which underpin the policy work the Conservative Party is doing on law and order. Chris Grayling will use the speech to talk about his priorities, his assessment of the current state of the criminal justice system and the principles that he would apply if the Conservatives win the next election. He will also set some parameters for the discussion between politicians and the academic community. If you would like to register to come to this event please e-mail |
July 2009
| Event: | The Eve Saville memorial lecture 2009 - Estimating drug harms: a risky business |
| Date: | 14 July 2009 |
| Organised by: | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies |
| Location: | Edmond J. Safra lecture theatre, King's College London, 6-7pm |
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The 20th Eve Saville memorial lecture will be presented by Professor David Nutt, Imperial College London. The current classification of illicit drugs is based on their relative harms. However, assessing such harms is challenging. Over the last few years Professor Nutt, and others, have been exploring the optimal way of doing this and this lecture will share some of the problems and successes of their endeavours. Click here (Adobe PDF, 36KB) to download a flyer. Click here for more information and for details of how to register. |
| Event: | What is crime? Photography exhibition |
| Date: | 4 July-21 August 2009 |
| Organised by: | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning |
| Location: | 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, Brixton, London |
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An invitation to the exhibition can be downloaded here. For more information on the What is crime? project, click here. Please visit the gallery website at www.198.org.uk |