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The British Society of Criminology aims to further the interests and knowledge of both academic and professional people who are engaged in any aspect of work or teaching, research or public education about crime, criminal behaviour and the criminal justice systems in the United Kingdom.  The Society has been in existence for 60 years and has a wide-ranging membership based here and overseas.
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‘The Myth of Crime: How Criminalization May Produce Greater Harm’.

On January 2nd 2026, Indonesia’s long-awaited criminal code finally came into force, marking the beginning of a new criminal law regime after more than a century of using colonial law. The new law was claimed to be more humane and just. In this blog Mario Angkawidjaja identifies the structural harms that the new code may cause and explains how a vague concept of ‘crime’ can be used to maintain existing structure that benefit the rich and powerful.

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Oct Book Draw

This month’s book draw is for Tolerating State Violence by Elizabeth Stanley, Routledge. Closing date is 30 October.

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BSC Northern Ireland Regional group seminar – 7 October 2026

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Jobs – Closing soon

Senior Lecturer in Criminology,
Liverpool Hope University. Closing date: 05 Oct 2026.

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