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Tim Newburn

Criminological Theorists and Social Scientists

Tim Newburn is a British criminologist who has been professor of criminology and social policy at the London School of Economics since 2002, having directed the school's Mannheim Centre for Criminology from 2003 to 2009 and headed its Department of Social Policy from 2010 to 2013. His research spans policing and security, restorative justice, youth offending, drugs and alcohol policy and urban violence, and he served as president of the British Society of Criminology from 2005 to 2008 and founded the society's journal Criminology and Criminal Justice. He received the British Society of Criminology's Outstanding Achievement Award in 2024.

Facts
Birth Year
1959 1
Nationality
British 2
Defining Contribution
Research spanning policing, restorative justice, youth justice, and urban violence 3
Notable Work
Criminology (2007) 1
Sources
1. Tim Newburn - Wikipedia
  • Lead sentence
    William Henry Timothy Newburn (born 4 July 1959) is an academic, specialising in criminology and policing.
  • Publications section
    He has published widely on crime and the police, his publications include Criminology (2007).
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2. Wikidata: Tim Newburn
Wikidata Q7804042, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
3. Professor Tim Newburn | LSE Department of Social Policy staff profile
Research profile paragraph
Quote, Research profile paragraph
Tim's research has spanned a number of areas including policing, restorative justice, youth justice, drugs and alcohol, comparative policy making and urban violence.
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Wikipedia: Tim Newburn
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