Cambridge Institute of Criminology Podcast

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"Solvability Factors for Investigating Thefts on the Railway Network": Stephanie Sharp, British Transport Police Aug 23, 2017

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presented at 0940 on Tuesday 11th July 2017, at this Conference: http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/conferences/ebp/2017/

"Creating Early Adopter Networks of Champions: How to Build Critical Mass for EBP": Nick Lyall, Bedfordshire Police Aug 23, 2017

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Presented at 9.00am on Tuesday 11th July, at this Conference: http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/conferences/ebp/2017/

'Transforming the Police: Does Service-Led Mean Evidence-Led?': Keynote Address by Chief Constable Sara Thornton, National Police Chiefs’ Council, UK Aug 23, 2017

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From Criminology 10th International Conference on Evidence Based Policing.

'Why Probation Matters': 17th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture (audio) Aug 17, 2017

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On 17 June 2014 Sue Hall (Chief Executive, West Yorkshire Probation Trust and Chair, Probation Chiefs Association) delivered the 17th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture entitled 'Why Probation Matters'. This is the seventeenth of a series of annual memorial lectures given in the spirit of Bill McWilliams’s work. The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is supported by the Clarke Hall Fund, the Barrow Cadbury Trust and the late Hugh Sanders OBE. For more information about the lecture, please contact Mrs Joanne Garner, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA, 01223 335360, jf225@cam.ac.uk Slides: http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/documents/why_probation_matters.pdf

'Helping, Holding and Hurting: A Dialogue about Penal Supervision': 20th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture (audio) Jul 31, 2017

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On Tuesday 27th June 2017, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 20th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The event took the format of an initial lecture by Fergus McNeill (Professor of Criminology and Social Work, University of Glasgow), entitled 'Helping, Holding and Hurting: A Dialogue about Penal Supervision'. Following this, there were short presentations by a former supervisee, a probation officer and a probation manager. There was then a panel discussion between the speakers (which was not recorded), followed by closing comments by Professor Rob Canton (Professor in Community and Criminal Justice, De Montfort University). The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is generously supported by the Clarke Hall Fund and many welcome individual donations. This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

The 20th Annual Nigel Walker Lecture Jul 13, 2017

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The 20th Annual Nigel Walker Lecture was held on 15 June 2017 at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. Professor Candace Kruttschnitt (University of Toronto) spoke on the topic: "Challenging a Gender Response Approach to Female Offending: Does the Empirical Research Bear Out this Perspective?"

Candace Kruttschnitt is Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement.

'Penal Reform and Probation in Europe: Positive Change of Direction, 'Nudges to the Rudder' or 'Steady as She Goes'?': Vivian Geiran (audio) Jun 30, 2016

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On Monday 20th June 2016, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 19th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The lecture was delivered by Vivian Geiran, Director of the Irish Probation Service. Mr Geiran spoke on the topic 'Penal Reform and Probation in Europe: Positive Change of Direction, 'Nudges to the Rudder' or 'Steady as She Goes'?'. The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is generously supported by the Probation Chiefs' Association, the Clarke Hall Fund, the Barrow Cadbury Trust, and the late Hugh Sanders OBE. This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

'Grace under Pressure: The Role of Courage in the Future of Probation Work': Anne Worrall Jun 24, 2015

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On 23 June 2015 Anne Worrall, Professor Emerita of Criminology, Keele University delivered the 18th Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture entitled 'Grace under Pressure: The Role of Courage in the Future of Probation Work'. This is the eighteenth of a series of annual memorial lectures given in the spirit of Bill McWilliams’s work. The Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture is supported by the Clarke Hall Fund, the Barrow Cadbury Trust and the late Hugh Sanders OBE. For more information about the lecture, please contact Mrs Joanne Garner, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA, 01223 335360, jf225@cam.ac.uk

Celebration of the life and work of Professor Nigel Walker, C.B.E. (1917-2014) Apr 28, 2015

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On Monday 27th April 2015, at 3.30-4.45pm in The Hall at King's College, Cambridge, there will be an opportunity to celebrate the life and work of Nigel Walker through informal presentations.

18th Annual Nigel Walker Lecture Apr 28, 2015

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Institute of Criminology invites you to the 18th Annual Nigel Walker Lecture

Drug Policy and the Public Good: Legalization and its Limits, Professor Peter Reuter

on Monday 27th April, 2015 at 5.30pm in the Keynes Lecture Theatre, King’s College

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