UCL JILL DANDO INSTITUTE OF SECURITY AND CRIME SCIENCE

UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science

 

The UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science is the first university department in the world devoted specifically to reducing crime. It does this through teaching, research, public policy analysis and by the dissemination of evidence-based information on crime reduction.

Our mission is to change crime policy and practice. The Institute plays a pivotal role in bringing together politicians, scientists, designers and those in the front line of fighting crime to examine patterns in crime, and to find practical methods to disrupt these patterns.

The UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science works closely with the UCL Centre for Security and Crime Science by providing its expertise in Crime Science, our staff are proud to contribute to make the CSCS, Europe’s first holistic security solutions agency.

The UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science is supported by the Jill Dando Fund as a permanent memorial to one of Britain's best-known television journalists.

In the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) 75% of the department's research activity was judged to be internationally excellent or world leading, placing the department joint second in the relevant unit of assessment.

COURSES, CONFERENCES AND OTHER NEWS


CONFERENCES
4th International Crime Science Conference, 15 July 2010, British Library, London *NEW*

8th National Crime Mapping Conference, Manchester, 10-11 June 2010
Presenters slides coming soon

POSTGRADUATE COURSES 2010-11
MSc in Crime Science
Distance Learning Certificate in Crime Analysis
Diploma in Crime Prevention and Community Safety
Diploma in the Prevention and Detection of Crime
Diploma in Crime Analysis
Certificate in Crime Detection
Certificate in Crime Analysis

SHORT COURSES - *NEW COURSE DATES*

Masterclasses
Strategic Assessment Masterclass
Wednesday 28 July 2010 *FULLY BOOKED*
“The best advice/consultancy support we have ever invested in. It really has made our life [in terms of the production of the SA] so much easier. The advice was so practical” Senior CSP Officer

Crime Reduction Masterclass: Problem solving, crime analysis and implementing responses
Tuesday 19 October 2010 *NEW*
"Learned so much, but particularly the useful insight into the process of problem solving and being fully aware of the relationship between the analyst and decision-makers” CDRP Manager

Analyst Courses *NEW*
Geographical Crime Analysis Masterclasses*NEW*
A series of FREE, one-day masterclasses
Class 1. Identifying problem areas using the Vulnerable Localities Index
Tuesday 7th September
Class 2. Kernel density estimation for hotspot mapping
Thursday 9th September
Class 3. Identifying emerging problem areas
Tuesday 14th September
Class 4. Spatial significance mapping using Gi*
Thursday 16th September

Advanced Skills in Crime Intelligence Analysis
Course 1: 12 & 13 October 2010; Course 2: 2 & 3 November 2010
This new course, led by Mark Evans (Head of Analysis for the Royal New Zealand Police), integrates crime analysis with criminal intelligence analysis and critical thinking skills.

Strategic Analysis
15 - 18 February 2011 *NEW*
“Excellent - has now made me so much better prepared for producing strategic assessments and problem profiles” Police Senior Intelligence Analyst

How to Become an Effective Problem Solving Crime Analyst
8 - 12 November 2010 *NEW*
“I’m new to analysis and community safety, and this course has provided me with such an essential foundation to problem solving” CSP Analyst

Understanding Hotspots
Thursday 16 September 2010 *NEW*
“‘Excellent course – thought provoking and has given me some good new ideas [for mapping hotspots]’” CSP Analyst

Advanced Hotspot Analysis
Tuesday 12 October 2010 *NEW*
“‘Fantastic – has really strengthened my spatial analysis skills’” Police Intelligence Analyst

Neighbourhood Analysis
Tuesday 13 July 2010 *NEW*
Tuesday 28 September 2010 *NEW*
“‘Really practical. Learnt all about the VLI and how to effectively use Mosaic/ACORN data with the BCS’” Police Intelligence Analyst

Publications
Home Office: Information sharing for community safety - national guidance and practice advice, authored by the JDI. *NEW*
Explains the legal basis for sharing information, what should be shared (right down to the data fields) and how to share it.
Click here to access

Situational Prevention of Organised Crimes
Edited by Karen Bullock (University of Surrey), Ronald V. Clarke (Rutgers University, New Jersey) and Nick Tilley (UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science), Crime Science Series, (March 2010)

Video
The Science of Crime Fighting *NEW*
Professor Gloria Laycock, Director of JDICS, gives an insight into the university's pioneering work on predictive crime mapping.

 



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This page last modified 27 July, 2010 by [Nic Olby]

 

Publications

Crime Science Series publications are available from Willan Publishing

To view titles click here

Other
JDI publications
available from Willan:

Secure and Tranquil Travel Preventing Crime and Disorder on Public Transport

Crime-free Housing in the 21st Century

Become a Problem-Solving Crime Analyst (in 55 small steps)



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