Centre for Applied Criminology
Overview
The Centre for Applied Criminology (CAC) harnesses BCU’s long-standing commitment to excellence in the teaching of all aspects of criminology and criminal justice with world class criminological research and publication. Members within CAC have international reputations as leaders within their specific areas of interest and are much in demand as speakers, peer reviewers, and as members of Editorial advisory panels on a number of journals – indeed two members of CAC are Editors of peer review Journals. Specific areas of interest include:-
- penology – especially prison health and the impact of the Arts on recidivism;
- the phenomenon of serial murder;
- international terrorism and its impact on domestic policy;
- policing;
- sexual offending
- the occupational health of criminal justice professionals.
The Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology is Professor David Wilson and the Centre has two visiting Professors – Steve Frosdick and Michael Brookes – both of whom have distinguished professional backgrounds in policing and prisons respectively.
For further information, please contact: CAC-research@bcu.ac.uk