British Society of Criminology (BSC) is a leading international organizations aiming to further the interests and knowledge of both scholars and practitioners involved in any aspect of professional activity, teaching, research or public education related to crime, criminal behaviour and criminal justice systems in the United Kingdom and abroad. BSC is dedicated to promoting criminology and criminological research. Its official, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal is called Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) and is published through SAGE Publications.
BSC has reciprocal agreements with a number of organisations, which include the following: British Sociological Association Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Social Policy Association Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. For members, this means they can attend the other organisations' events at reduced member rate, and vice versa.
List of presidents
The following have served as President of the British Society of Criminology:
1986 to 1989: Roger Hood
1990 to 1993: David Farrington
1993 to 1996: Robert Reiner
1996 to 1999: Philip Bean
2000 to 2003: Keith Bottomley
2003 to 2005: Maureen Cain
2005 to 2008: Tim Newburn
2008 to 2011: Mike Hough
2011 to 2015: Loraine Gelsthorpe
2015 to 2019: Peter Squires
2019 to present: Sandra Walklate
British Society of Criminology Annual Conference
2018, 3-6 July, Birmingham City University
2017, 4-7 July, Sheffield Hallam University
2016, 6-8 July, Nottingham
2015, 30 June- 3 July, Plymouth University
2014, 9-12 July, University of Liverpool
2013, 2-4 July, University of Wolverhampton
2012, 4–6 July, University of Portsmouth
2011, 3–6 July, Northumbria University
2010, 11–14 July, Leicester University
2009, 29 June - 1 July, Cardiff University and University of Glamorgan
2008, University of Huddersfield
2007, London School of Economics
2006, Glasgow
2005, University of Leeds
2004, University of Portsmouth
2003, Bangor University
2002, Keele University
2000, Leicester University
1999, University of Liverpool
1997, Queen's University Belfast
1995, Loughborough University
1993, Cardiff University
1991, University of York
1989, Bristol Polytechnic
1987, University of Sheffield
Outstanding Achievement Award
Winners: