On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives".

The topics were:

Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic;

Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective;

Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police;

Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners' Perspectives;

Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing;

Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film 'Riot Went Wrong';

More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/