Director of ICPR’s World Prison Research Programme briefs Brazilian fact-checking website on latest prisons data
On 15 February the Brazilian Minister of Justice and Public Security, Sérgio Fernando Moro, claimed on Twitter that there is ...
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 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’.