Dylan Jethwa graduated from Kent with a BA degree in Criminology (First Class Honours) in 2020. He’s now a Police Constable serving with Surrey Police … Read more
Tag: Criminology
Does brain-scan research give insight to the terrorists’ mind
In his opinion piece, Dr Simon Cottee looks at, in his own words, ‘what makes terrorists tick?’ Describing the quest to find the answer as … Read more
Launch of International Master’s in Advanced Research in Criminology (IMARC)
Social historian researches lives of first women JPs
Dr Anne Logan, Reader in Social Science, wrote the introduction and did much of the research for the latest update to the Oxford Dictionary of … Read more
Forget ‘Obamageddon’, ‘Prepping’ is now part of mainstream American politics and culture
Long considered an extreme reaction to fears of Armageddon and imminent nuclear disaster, ‘preppers’ in the US have traditionally been portrayed as motivated by extreme … Read more
Professor Alex Stevens authors major drug harm reduction report
Alex Stevens, Professor in Criminal Justice, is the lead author of a new report that sets out key ways in which the government should improve … Read more
Gender relations after #MeToo: what does the future hold?
The future of gender relations after the #MeToo movement will be debated at a special event at the University on 6 June. Entitled What Now? … Read more
Housing shortage could hinder government’s domestic abuse proposals
Dr Marian Duggan, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, welcomes government moves to force councils to provide adequate housing to domestic abuse victims, but says a lack … Read more
Kent expert on knife crime and its causes in demand with media
Dr Erin Sanders-McDonagh from SSPSSR has been widely cited in the media discussing the ongoing knife crime crises in the UK and how it can … Read more
How Trinidad and Tobago became an ISIS recruiting hotspot
The official number of Trinidadian nationals who travelled to Syria and Iraq between 2013 and 2016 is around 130, making it – proportional to its … Read more