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Departmental Research Seminars

Throughout the year staff and research students from the Department of Criminology, along with guest speakers from other institutions, are invited to deliver papers on their current research or areas of interest within the field.

Details of previous seminars hosted by the Department of Criminology can be accessed here.

Semester Two (Wed 11 Jan - Wed 13 Jun 2012)

Date Time seminar Topic
08/02/2012 13:00

Private Security Policy and the Occupational Licensing of Door Supervisors in the Night-Time Economy

(Claire Vanneck - Department of Criminology)

14/03/2012  13:00

The Work of Fatalistic Footsoldiers? Homicidal Events Linked to Organised Crime Groups in England

(Dr Matt Hopkins - Department of Criminology)

21/03/2012  17:00

Missing the Target? A Fresh Set of Challenges for Hate Crime Scholarship and Policy

(Dr Neil Chakraborti - Department of Criminology)
11/04/2012  13:00

Identity, Belonging and Bigotry: An Exploratory Study into the Nature and Extent of Prejudice in White Young People in Leicester

(Stevie-Jade Hardy - Department of Criminology) 

23/05/2012  13:00

The crimininalisation of the Muslim veil across Europe and the impact of this reality upon veiled Muslim women
(Irene Zempi - Department of Criminology)

20/07/2012  13:00

The Online Dating Romance Scam: Victims’ profiles, scammers’ strategies and the psychological impact on the victims

(Professor Monica Whitty -Department of Media and Communication)

 

Research seminars are held in the Department of Criminology's seminar room (154 Upper New Walk) and are free events open to both staff and students of the University of Leicester. If you are not a member of the University of Leicester but would like to attend please contact us to confirm your attendance.