Symposium - Falling Crime Rates: Causes and Consequences

A Modern Law Review Symposium

11 October 2013

On 11 October 2013, the School of Law at the University of Sheffield will convene a special symposium to understand the causes and consequences of falling rates of crime. Key measures of crime—police statistics and victimisation surveys—show that crime rates have fallen from the 1990s. In the UK and USA, there is less crime now than there was 30 years ago. Similar trends have take place in other countries suggesting was may be experiencing a ‘global crime drop’.

Who is the Symposium for?

The symposium is open to professionals and academics. We welcome those responsible for planning, administrating and delivering aspects of criminal justice, who are interested the interpretation of crime data, understanding crime trends, or the relationship between levels of crime and the administration of crime policy. We welcome academic researchers from law, criminology, socio-legal studies, political science, sociology and other fields interested in the measurement of crime, comparative research, or the relationship between research and public policy.

Programme

A draft Programme can be found on the right

About the speakers

The symposium features the leading international experts on ‘the crime drop’. Each of the speakers has carried out key research on crime rates and trends, and particularly, the recent decline in crime. In addition to presenting their latest research and thinking about the issues, the discussion will centre on understanding the political and practical implications of falling crime rates.

Registration details

Early registration: Those registered by 30th June 2013 receive the early registration rate of £35.
From 1st July 2013: Registration fee will be £50.
Booking is now open, please use the link on the right.

PhD students currently registered at a White Rose university may be eligible for a free place, although the number of free places is limited. Please contact Lisa Burns before registering.

Registration is open until 1st October 2013. We will not be able to refund your registration if you cancel after this date.

Booking is now open.  Please click on the On-line Shop on the right to book your place.

Questions?

Questions about the event can be directed to Professor Paul Knepper at p.knepper@sheffield.ac.uk or Lisa Burns at l.k.burns@sheffield.ac.uk