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Crime is seen as one of the principal social problems of our time. Criminology is concerned with understanding crime and how it is dealt with. It draws on a number of disciplines such as social policy, sociology, psychology and law. Criminology investigates a range of theoretical and policy issues relating to the extent, nature and distribution of crime; explanations of crime; the control of crime, including crime prevention, policing, the operation of the criminal justice process and methods of punishment; and the nature and extent of crime victimisation and the role of victims in the criminal justice system.

Teaching and research in criminology have long traditions at the University of Hull. The discipline has been taught here for more than 30 years, and we have an excellent reputation. We are one of the longest-established departments for the study of criminology, in a market that has been rapidly expanding in recent years.

Our criminology staff have a broad range of research interests and are currently involved in research both locally and nationally in the areas of surveillance and CCTV, burglary reduction, policing, racism and criminal justice, punishment in the 19th century and special units for long-term prisoners. We have particular expertise in punishment and imprisonment, offenders in the community, drugs and crime, CCTV and social control, the history of crime and theories of offending behaviour. We regularly receive research funding from the Home Office, the Prison Service, the Economic and Social Research Council and local agencies.

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