The science of incarceration: Catherine Heard takes part in Science magazine webinar

Together with two American experts, Dr Jeff Morenoff (University of Michigan at Ann Arbor) and Dr Nazgol Ghandnoosh (the Sentencing Project), Catherine discussed the evidence concerning imprisonment and its consequences for rehabilitation, recidivism, deterrence and health.

ICPR publishes French translation of the 3rd Edition of A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management: Handbook for Prison Staff

ICPR has today published the French translation of the 3rd Edition of A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management: Handbook for Prison Staff (Gérer les prisons dans le respect des droits de l’homme)

ICPR recruiting for a Research Assistant

ICPR is recruiting for a Research Assistant to provide research support on the AHRC-funded project, Judging Values and Participation in Mental Capacity Law.

New ICPR report - Pre-trial detention and its over-use: Evidence from ten countries

A new report, Pre-trial detention and its over-use: Evidence from ten countries, is published today by the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR), at Birkbeck, University of London.

ICPR recruiting for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research, Birkbeck, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a project on policing, social media and digital forensics.

ICPR name change

 

ICPR new logo

 

ICPR is pleased to announce that, to reflect the wide range of research we now carry out across ...

New ICPR research project will explore the use of ‘digital forensics’ in criminal cases

A collaborative research group led by Birkbeck’s Institute for Criminal Policy Research (ICPR) is launching an important new project to better understand the challenges and opportunities associated with ‘digital forensics’.

ICPR publishes new report "Towards a health-informed approach to penal reform? Evidence from ten countries"

The Institute for Criminal Policy Research (ICPR), based at the School of Law, Birkbeck, has published a report highlighting the mental and physical health impacts of prison overcrowding.