Common Study Programme in Critical Criminology

Posted on 17 November, 20084 July, 2019 by Matt

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Welcome to the website for the Common Study Programme in Critical Criminology. This website serves as a clearinghouse for information on the upcoming and past ‘Common Sessions’ as well as a forum for member of the participating Universities to share material, papers, or media of interest.

The Common Study Programme was initially developed in 1984 to provide a common instructional framework in Criminal Justice and Criminology among several European Universities. Universities participating in the Common Study Programme host semi-annual conferences on a revolving schedule and provide both the Faculty and Student participants an opportunity to exchange ideas and delivers papers on topics that fall under the umbrella term of “Critical criminology”.

For more information about the Common Study Programme, see the “About” section.

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