Our experienced and knowledgeable researchers have the expertise to allow us to produce meaningful work, which ultimately feeds directly into the conceptualisation and design of criminal justice policies and practices.
We collaborate with local and national partners and work with the Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion. There is a distinct and specific focus on the concept of ‘justice’ in the widest sense, with three definitive learning streams stemming from this:
By studying Criminology at LJMU you will be part of an interdisciplinary centre producing world-leading research. Our Criminology lecturers are active members of the Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion. This vibrant research centre produces rigorous interdisciplinary research.
As a Criminology student, we encourage you to attend critical research seminars, which are a series of talks and debates that examine social policy. Four seminars led by a renowned speaker are held each year. Typically, speakers are either a leading academic or activist. Recent highlights included:
- Sheila Coleman, Hillsborough Justice Campaign
- Professor Carol Smart, a prominent feminist sociologist
- Robert King and Albert Woodfox - two of the ‘Angola Three’ who, after a wrongful conviction, served between them 72 years in solitary confinement
The critical research seminars discuss a variety of topics from historical policies to current issues. Each seminar has a distinct theme and past talks have explored the following areas:
- policing
- drugs policy
- youth justice
- prison policy
- deaths in custody
- violence against women
For more information and to browse our research clusters, visit the CCSE website.
The Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies’ research agenda is themed around many dynamic research clusters which reflect the primary and secondary interests of our staff.
Current research activities are themed around the following research clusters:
- Serious and organised crime
- Evidence-based policing and practice
- Intelligence analysis
- Counter-terrorism
- Domestic violence
Our research clusters enable us to engage in the co-creation of knowledge alongside industry stakeholders. We do this by addressing contemporary issues within policing and broader human security domains. Our research initiatives and aspirations enable us to play a strong role in the Research Exercise Framework.
Find out more about our research by taking a look at LCAPS projects and expertise.
Centre for the Study of Law in Theory and Practice (LTAP), we explore how law operates in society, bridging the gap between legal theory and lived experience.
From criminal justice and human rights to legal education and professional practice, our research is grounded, collaborative, and designed to make a difference both locally and globally.
